Welcome to the Obama economy where the only economic growth is in dollar stores and pawn shops.
Not so. These stores are thriving because they have a good business model: attractive prices on daily-use merchandise located close to home. There is no reason to demean a company that is being successful by providing a needed product at good prices, instead we should learn from them and do more of it. This is called good marketing and good business.
I'm seeing "Sweepstakes" storefronts and internet cafes opening in strip mall vacancies all over northeast Florida. I'm assuming these are both fronts for gambling operations.