a defence of Walmart
This morning out of a sense of ennui ( love that word , what does it mean ? ) I ventured into Walmart , the Supercentre.
My thoughts were ,' Wow , the great equalizer. Everyone can feel like somebody in that place. All races , all social strata , flung to - gether in that big ( garnatuan , really ) space.
This is urban territory where we are but how about all over Canada.
The Walmart is more or less the same wherever it springs up. A brightly lit ' whats what ' of merchandise.
Unfortunately ,the ability of Walmart to capitalize on price structure will mean other retailers without that size advantage , suffer loss of sales.
When a Walmart leaves an area or town , the consumer and physical space once occupied presents a vacuum that is difficult if not nigh impossible to refill.
While it exists , Walmart must be a de facto Wonderland of consumerism.
BTW - we got cold , and its getting colder. There is a winter weather alert in place
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