are big box stores good for communities?
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Diversification is good for communities. The reason for this is that if one business has difficulty, then there are others to take over the needs of the community if that business fails.\n\nIn a larger community, diversification is easier, so a box store will have little impact on the overall landscape. A single box store, or even several, are not likely to put a large enough number of smaller establishments out of business to endanger the community if the box store fails.\n\nIn a smaller community, if the box store puts smaller competitors out of business, and then fails, there is nothing left for the community. This can be a risky situation for the community. A similar situation exists in smaller communities with one primary employer, like a large plant, rather than a diverse array of employers. If that large plant goes under, or moves overseas, then the community may die.\n\nIt amounts to the level of diversification that the community has, and how that community can adjust to the future. A small community with little diversity can be an unstable environment.
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Having their name attached to a non-profit is not only good for image as being "community oriented" but also creates brand recognition when their logo is put on posters.  If you allow sponosor to have booths at your events, for example, consumers will not only get more familiar with the lable, but can try out the product and will attach a postive experience with the name.  Depending on what your non-profit is, try to show how contributing to your cause will be good for business in the long run (i.e. a non-profit that helps kids learn to read will create a more educated workforce in the community, a ecological non-profit can ensure the long term availability of natural resources, etc.)  I have found that the "brand recognition" point is the biggest seller.  People really do buy brands that they recognize and charity is a great way to get positive exposure.
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Well, depends on what kind of audience you want to target and what locations you are targeting. If you're opening a brick and mortar store, a website might not benefit you much, other than serving as a basic ad telling local people where you are located. Unless you're thinking shipping nationwide, then a website would be a good idea.
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This has been in the news here in Sacramento, Ca. The 2 best companies here are Nob Hill groceries, and VSP vision plan. I thinks beacuse of their health plans and other benifets.
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Maybe you can suggest a grab bag for people.  \nI think its crazy for everyone toeach give everyone the same value of unpersonal gifts.  Just makes the stores rich.  \nMaybe have each extended adult couple do the grab bag and just buy for the children?
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I saw a big "going out of business" banner on the one in Chicago last weekend.\n\nOnline sellers have killed them.   When you can sit in your house and order to your door, why would you go to a brick and morter place for discs?  The online places are only warehouses that stock, take orders, and pack and ship.  No flashy stores to pay for.  And places like Amazon allow for more detailed product info than you get picking up a disc in a plastic holder at a store.  \n\nI bet best buy and circuit city will stop selling media within 15 years.
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where you buy your newdies
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it depends on the social values/level of the local community
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Try your community coll.
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I live in a small town, and it seems as soon as Wal-Mart moved in, there was at least one mom and pop shop closing a week.  I try to support my local businesses, and will even make several different stops to get all my shopping done, because not only is it people I've known most of my life, they add character and life to my town.
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BRIEFLY, THATS FALSE. A CONSUMER STILL NEEDS TO KNOW WHERE TO FIND THE ITEM TO FIT THEIR NEED, AS WELL AS WHICH ONE FITS THE NEED BETTER. ALSO, TAKE INTO ACCOUNT, IF THE ITEM IS NEW, THE POPULACE MAY NOT EVEN KNOW THAT THEY HAVE A NEED FOR THE PRODUCT.
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try your local community center...
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24/7 seems to work.  You would be surprised if you checked the stats for agents such as WALMART in the USA, that because people work around the clock, they want to shop when they get off work.  I guess it really depends on what kind of store your talking about.  The downside is the higher cost of operation.  There has to be a demand for your products.  Check out an economics 101 book.
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Basically anything that people need, but would not buy in the supermarket. I buy on EBay, artwork, furniture, carpets etc. There are also good deals on PC games, electronics. You would do well selling those.
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A combination of what the above said.\nYou need to get kind of a profile of the people in the area, so they know that the people in area have money to spend in their store.\nYou will also want to show that there is an interest in their store and with that you need hundreds of signatures.  I would think that, depending on how big the area is, at least 500 signatures will be needed.
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Cabelas is what you might be thinking about in southern Michigan near Detroit.\n\nSee: http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/community/aboutus/retail-detail.jsp?detailedInformationURL=..%2F..%2F..%2Fcontent%2Fcommunity%2Faboutus%2Fretail%2Fretail_stores%2Fdundee%2Fdundee.html
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They tailor their products to who the consumer is in the region.  I've heard that Wal-Marts in Colorado stock a lot more organic items than they do in say, in South Carolina.  Since there are so many stores all across the country, it is necessary to do that in order to gain the most profit.  You wouldn't want to stock 20 snowblowers in Arizona!!  But if you did that in Michigan, it would seem more appropriate.\n\nSometimes the products (that are the same) at different Wal-Mart stores within the same region have different prices.  Where I am from, there are two Wal-Marts in the same county, yet one has generally cheaper prices than the other because of the different neighborhoods that are located around them.  This is simply another way to target the general demographic in the area the store is located.\n\nAlso, on a side note, Wal-mart also has stores where it "experiments" to see if certain products, visual displays, or policies draw customers in.  If the "experiment" is successful, they will expand it to other stores, then eventually nationwide.  An example of this is the new $4 generic prescription drug plan.  You can learn about this plan on their website.  But basically, it began in larger cities in Florida, then spread to the whole state, and now it has spread to other select states.