Boxed In
Mom and pop are finished.
The coliseums of capitalism did them out.
The coliseums of capitalism did them out.
How could a small business
with a modest inventory,
and a few workers, compete with big-box,
stand-alone, mega-stores?
and a few workers, compete with big-box,
stand-alone, mega-stores?
They can’t.
The corner bookstore with the creaky wooden floor
and the big cat who sat in the window, was run out of town by Borders, and
Barnes and Noble.
The local hardware store bolted
after being overtaken by Home Depot and Lowes.
The Main Street pharmacy was
staggered by CVS, Walgreens and Rite-Aid.
(Duane Reade in urban- speak)
Stationery stores proved to be
less than stationary after Office Depot and Staples reamed them out.
Pet stores are endangered by
Pet Smart and PetCo.
Doctors' practices are going abdomen-up as they join Professional
Medical Group Management Associations.
A Doc-in-a-bigger-box.
Maybe, in the end, we’ll just have one big box left.
4 comments:
No one forced us to shop at a box. We could have stayed with mom and pop and payed more for less choice but we are always looking to pay less for a product. If ISIS sells us oil at a dollar less a gallon there are millions of Americans who would buy it.
That is my point as well.
We hunt for bargains as we eliminate jobs.
I can see it now...ISIS...pump your own gas at a discount.
May sound silly...but probably true.
I was upstate New York a few years ago, strolling down Main Street of this once thriving small town. We noticed about 50% of the stores/shops were boarded up. It was quite sad. The only thing with any life to it was the bar. Later, when I noticed a thriving WallMart just outside of town, I understood why the small shops could not compete. I do not blame the people of this town for needing or wanting to get the best prices but by abandoning their now lifeless downtown I cant help think if many are regretting that bargain.
Maybe, in the end, Amazon will be the only one standing.
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