[LakesRegionSpirit]

I guess the comments about wanting a Market Basket in town because their prices are lower is part of my earlier point.

We all want local business to survive in theory, but when it comes to spending our own dollar, we want the cheapest prices. Well, with cheap prices, comes cheap wages; underpaid workers; lack of high end service.

I , personally, do not want a Market Basket. They are not a local business. I want the Beans and Greens, The Moulton Farms, The Sunflowers, etc. where the owner is behind the counter.

That is what makes the Lakes Region what it is. We need to support local economies, not national chains.

Downtown Laconia is, or was, full of locally owned shops, all of which are being hit hard right now. That's because people don't shop there. But when the store fronts empty out, like Bloom's, etc. Everyone is sad that they didn't stay.

It ain't magic. You want them to stay, shop there.