07-26-2013, 04:34 AM
Again, I am not defending Walmart.
But I think that most of you don't realize that A&P and Acme and Woolworth's did the exact same thing. And Rite-Aid and CVS. And Barnes & Noble and Best Buy. And Macy's and Gimble's.
The "Mom & Pop" stores used to be just "the stores" and all of these companies had a hand in destroying a lot of them.
EDIT: unfortunate placement of my post makes it appear that I am addressing Rhonda's post which I was not. That is a terrible story and not what I was referring to; I was talking about the "put Mom and Pop stores out of business" aspect.
But I think that most of you don't realize that A&P and Acme and Woolworth's did the exact same thing. And Rite-Aid and CVS. And Barnes & Noble and Best Buy. And Macy's and Gimble's.
The "Mom & Pop" stores used to be just "the stores" and all of these companies had a hand in destroying a lot of them.
EDIT: unfortunate placement of my post makes it appear that I am addressing Rhonda's post which I was not. That is a terrible story and not what I was referring to; I was talking about the "put Mom and Pop stores out of business" aspect.