[Michael121]

I just bought 100 rounds of 180 grain remington SW40's for 9.99 anywhere else they are 15 - 25 per 100 so I say I saved.

Wally World DOES carry name brands and at better prices. But there are still small stores around here that have prices close still making a living but they also provide service to what they sell. TV's Stereos and the like so
Wally World only does not in its existance close stores.

Stores close because they mark up things Wally's does not even sell they suck at service.

But like you say Socks T-shirts etc... At least at Wally World you can get OUT of the store. K-Mart has 20 people waiting for 1 checkout. K-Mart SUCKS at Customer service.

Went into one yesterday, took 15 minutes to leave, in K-Mart there was 10 cars in the lot. WAl-Mart is always full even at odd hours.

[The Great Yazoo]

There is a local hardware store chain that competes with Wal-Mart, Sears, Home Depot, Lowe's, and other local hardware store by offering drop your socks off great service. They charge higher prices than the other chains, including the local ones, but it continues to thrive notwithstanding intense competition.

That is one way small businesses can compete with the big boys. I'm not convinced mom and pops are generally being "victimized" by big, bad Wal-Wart.