Which CHAIN STORE would you snap *out* of existence ? and why...
Submitted by thereminman on Fri, 10/31/2008 - 14:32.
Over on the Beehive there's a fun survey about
pop culture. It was first given to the 2 Fresno candidates for
mayor, but then opened up for the general 'you and I'.
One question it asked was: 'if you could snap your fingers and bring one chain store that's not here, what would it be? Why?'
After completing the survey, I laughed to myself thinking that we might serve our town better by *eliminating* more chain stores.
SO............. if you could snap your fingers and make a chain DISAPPEAR , which would it be? Why?
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Hands down, Walmart needs to
Hands down, Walmart needs to go! No other chain has done more to destroy small businesses and the "main street" of Smalltown USA than Walmart, not to mention their role in the repression of free speech.
they come and they go
I'm waiting for 'Best Buy' to eat it.
here's a short list of stores of yesterday...
Montgomery Wards
(now only online as wards.com)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montgomery_Ward
Gemco
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gemco
Best
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Best_Products
Consumers
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consumers_Distributing
Weinstock's
http://dshistory.com/stores/weinstocks_sacramento/
Thriftys (now know as Rite Aid)
Payless
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thrifty_PayLess
Liberty House
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberty_House
Woolworth
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F._W._Woolworth_Company
Miller's Outpost
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anchor_Blue_Clothing_Company
Department Store History
http://dshistory.com
CompUSA is now Tiger Direct and found only online.
Tower Records found only online now.
food chains that are gone or only a few left someplace:
Sambos (only one left)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sambo's
Farrell's ice cream parlor
Pizza and Pipes
Can you think of more? and find some links.
I always find discussions
I always find discussions about chain stores interesting, as they rarely include grocery stores. What if we got rid of any grocery store chain that didn't buy their produce direct from farmers in the Valley?
Anyway, I'd get rid of Walmart and K-Mart first. And McDonald's, Burger King, Wendy's, Pizza Hut, Carl's Junior, Domino's, Quizno's, Subway...oh wait, then there would be nowhere left to eat in SE Fresno.
Like Ed Said
Walmart is the easy easy choice. No one chain has killed off more local businesses than that store - in every town it infects.
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www.thefresnan.com
Chain stores going out of business
Some stores on the list are just shrinking the number of stores in the chain. The ones that are "shrinking" will probably go bankrupt eventually.
My point is that the free market as the great equalizer puts heavy pressure on all businesses to either sink or swim. 80% of all business startups fail in the first year or two.
It's very tough out there to make a business work whether it's a little one man operation or a national chain. The ones that thrive must be a lot better at it than the competition. Gottschalks just got kicked off the NYSE the other day because their stock sank below $1 a share.
http://money.aol.com/special/retail-stores-closing-doors
Chain stores closing doors:
Blockbuster - http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-9809950-7.html
Home Depot
Linens n things - http://milwaukee.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/stories/2008/10/13/daily25.ht...
Foot Locker
Disney Stores
Wilson's Leather
Zales jewelry
Pier1 imports
Dell stores
Gateway stores
84 Lumber
Sharper Image
Pep Boys
Ethan Allen
Rite Aid
Levitz Furniture
Comp USA
Mervyns - http://www.sacbee.com/103/story/1323967.html
Longs Drugs
Tower Records (a long time ago)
Circuit City (On it's way)
Shoe Pavillion - http://www.knx1070.com/Shoe-Pavilion-Going-Out-of-Business/3175021
K-Mart
The list goes on and on.....
Hmmm
Every fast food joint, forcing people to use locally owned businesses. They have better food anyway!
Chris
I
pass, my answer is even easier :)
Diablo
easy
walmart
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