Originally Posted by
mstateglfr
There will always be specialty shops since there will always be(due to there always having been) consumer interest in more than just the lowest cost products.
Men's suits, high end gyms, luxury car dealers, bike shops, etc.
Not true.
The majority of specialty shoppes and business have been crushed. Local hardware, watches, TV repair, small pharmacy, etc ... all gone due to Big Box corps.
Seems most people still very ignorant to how the Wal-Mart business model actually works.
Sad.