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I actually like this conversation
This is a great conversation for all of us to have, so I'm not bad at the author for writing this piece. Big box stores are a fact of most of our lives, especially in the more rural areas where I come from. Everyone shops there, so I think just attacking those stores as big evil corporations may alienate a lot of people who shop there because 1) things are so cheap and 2) it's the only gig in town.
The more productive route is to deal with them where they are (actively demanding things like locally grown products, organic products, unions or higher wages), or - better yet but less common - stop them from showing up all together. I am encouraged by both these options, as Wal-Marts are being challenged all over my state, and the hometown, large grocery store now has an organic produce section.On Could chain stores actually be good for the environment? posted 4 years ago 19 Responses