progress?
"progress" is an interesting thing... for better or worse - bigger, better, faster, cheaper is what has fueled the American dream and economy forever!
It was only 60 years ago that "Walton's 5&10" was a single Mom & Pop store in Bentonville AR... now it is one of the largest and some might say one of the most hated companies around when you think about "buying local"...
it is sad indeed when local merchants that have put their lives into their shops feel the pain or go out of business because a big-box/chain comes into town... Hopefully they can find their niche (often times with better knowledge, superior service, or specialty products) that will differentiate them and propel them forward!
as the big fish said to the little fish... "eat or be eaten"... and buy local!!
-PIG
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