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Originally posted by RACooper
Yeah Wal-Mart is fighting the Jesuits in Guelph... they want to build on the edge of the retreat/cemetary on the north end of town...
I have to agree with 33girl, when the Wal-Mart set-up shop in Midland it destroyed most of the local businesses.... downtown is depressing to look at now. That's it's affect on a small town; and it pretty much does the same to neighbourhoods in bigger urban areas too... all I see on the local main street is dollar/discount stores now.
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I think this situation is a catch 22. On one hand people definitely want convenience and want to pay the lowest prices, but on the other hand, folks complain about what it does to small businesses (and in some cases complain about outsourcing even when it means lower prices. We can't have it both ways
