benick wrote:
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Not to hijack the thread but if the local business can't compete you are
only prolonging the agony..Their are plenty of ways for locals to remain
competive , starting a co-op to increase buying power , diversefing
products , providing more advice ,being open on the weekends ect.
,ect..

OTOH, if locals simply get into the habit of either going online or out
of town routinely, it doesn't matter what the local merchant does, either.

As for the "agony" part, one soon can learn what real agony is when
there no longer is a local grocery, pharmacy, whatever, entirely.

At that point most gladly admit they should have been more aggressive in
supporting local merchants but it's too late.

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