At 06:17 PM 4/2/99 -0500, you wrote:
>records, I mean.
>
>The college town where I live -- isolated in SE Ohio -- is in a tizzy
>because the university is poised to let Wal-Mart be an anchor store in a
>new retail complex on university land (OU). Anyhow, I was wondering if
>anyone has any insights into how Wal-Mart affects the mom and pop stores
>in a small town, including record, music and book stores. I know what the
>conventional wisdom is -- that Wal-Mart comes in like Genghis Khan (and
>unlike NATO, so far) and just decimates all the little guys, but Athens,
>Ohio is a little different, in that a lot of folks already leave town to
>shop elsewhere. Anyhow, any insights from you worldly folks would be
>appreciated. -- Terry Smith
>
Your town will be assimilated by the Wal Mart borg.
Jeff
