How profound. As if WalMart is the only organization that ever caused change to occur. How many people complained that the light bulb caused change from oil lamps? Geeze.
I think Albertsons is the biggest grocery conglomerate around, not exactly your little neighborhood grocer...
In 1970 the Federal Trade Commission and the State of Calif stopped Luckey stores from expanding and opening a series of Warehouse stores called Gemco - why? because they had gained too much market share. Today there are no Luckey Stores. All the stores that don't change with the times get hammered. For every Albertson's that closes a Whole Foods will open...maybe not every one, but many of them. People want choices.