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user-inactivated · 3000 days ago · link · · parent · post: What happens to a tiny town when Walmart disappears?
Emphasis mine. Wouldn't it be seen as a silver lining though, that people are attempting to fill in the gap left behind by companies like Wal-Mart, Best Buy, Barnes & Noble, etc. from leaving? I know I'm personally a huge supporter of small businesses and try to promote mom and pop shops as often as possible. There was something in Fiscal Times recently about how the death of Walmarts was leading to a renaissance of small shops without talking about what to do with the giant dead husk of the Walmart, or the fact that an extant small shop is a lot easier to support than a new small shop is to establish.