“Main Street was dying and the explanation was that a Wal-Mart had opened sixty miles away.”
If people are willing to drive that far then Walmart must be offering much more selection at much lower prices. In my experience they have both. This is America. Compete or die.
The biggest ‘small’ competitor to Walmart in my small town is Dollar General. If anyone thinks mom and pop general stores in this day and age are selling anything but the same cheap Chinese crap as Walmart then they are diluted.
In a rural setting, sixty miles is not a difficult distance to drive in open country or farmland. In a crowded metropolitan area, that is a difficult commute. In a rural area, where higher speed limits are normal, it is about a thirty-five to forty-five minute drive.
In a rural setting, sixty miles is not a difficult distance to drive in open country or farmland. In a crowded metropolitan area, that is a difficult commute. In a rural area, where higher speed limits are normal, it is about a thirty-five to forty-five minute drive.