[VirginiaConstitutionalist]

Mom and pop stores are gone because they are inefficient (exception: certain niche markets).

Not to mention that many Mom & Pop stores pleased their customers, had a lot of babies and became chains themselves. It's not like Sam Walton started out with $500 billion and 1,000 stores.

[CitizenUSA]

VirginiaConstitutionalist wrote: "It's not like Sam Walton started out with $500 billion and 1,000 stores."

Good point!

[Larry Lucido]

KRAMER: Yeah, of course you do. And do you know why? Because you're a bunch of yuppies. It's your go-go corporate takeover lifestyles that are driving out these Mom and Pop stores and destroying the fabric of this neighborhood.

GEORGE: Well, what's so great about a Mom and Pop store? Let me tell you something. If my Mom and Pop ran a store, I wouldn't shop there.

[Moonman62]

Not to mention that many Mom & Pop stores pleased their customers, had a lot of babies and became chains themselves. It's not like Sam Walton started out with $500 billion and 1,000 stores.

Didn't he start with Franklin Five and Dime stores?