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The ultimate beneficiary of that business model is the consumer because they get better merchandise at lower prices. Those mom and pops sell the same cheap stuff from China, they just charge more for it. Since the volume is low, most of what they sell is old, outdated and in the area of food, mostly spoiled.
It isn't hard for a small store to compete with Wal Mart. They just have to be clever. They have to innovate. Small mom and pop stores think they can just open their doors and customers will walk in, pay more and get less customer service. Return something to Wal Mart. A bored clerk processes the return and gives you your money. Return something to a mom and pop, get an argument and you will never see your money.
ummm..... the "consumer has to have a job
There you have another issue! A mom and pop might hire one or two employees. Wal Mart hires 100 or more.
why don't you just come out & say you like monopolies? You've been phellating them since your 1st-post on this thread