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In lugnet.market.shopping, Jon Palmer wrote:
> In the small towns outside of Tulsa, OK the selection 2 months ago was
> exactly as follows (top to bottom):
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> Bionicle figures in cans
> Knights Kingdom figures in cans
> Some Quatro and Duplo
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> And that was it, though I'm sure they have some Star Wars sets now.
> Also, all the stores seem to have an equal amount of Mega Bloks.
>
> The super centers here in town have a bigger selection,
> but it's gotten to the point where I can't walk into them because the
> stores are so loud and disgusting.
>
> Even the lure of 75% clearances is almost not enough now. When I walk
> into Wal-Mart I feel more like I'm at a big feeding trough than in a
> store. It almost feels dystopian.
>
> I'd much rather spend a few more cents or dollars at Target or at S@H.
And then there's the economic impact of Wal-Mart. A recent study from the
Pennsylvania State University,
http://cecd.aers.psu.edu/pubs/PovertyResearchWM.pdf
concluded that the presence of Wal-Mart in a county increased the family poverty
rate or lowered the magnitude of the decrease in family poverty rate (meaning
that in counties with a Wal-mart and a decrease in poverty rate, the decrease
was less than those counties without a Wal-mart). The study covered the
economic boom years of the 90's.
Definitely interesting reading, and should be in the hands of anyone fighting a
Wal-mart move to their backyard.
FUT to market.theory since this thread is a better fit there.
John
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