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minus-squareFedizen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18arrow-down1·edit-27 days agoThis is also coincidentally how the math works on big box stores. Big box parking lot/strip mall opens Save $100 on groceries annually Pay $150 extra in taxes and gas to maintain and drive on an additional 10 miles of road Local options shut down, prices go up, and it takes 5 extra minutes to get to box store with increased traffic. Box store eventually closes due to not being in suburb anyway.
minus-squareFireRetardant@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 days agoMore like box store closes to cash in on real estate sale and then opens new location just a few blocks down the road on the outskirts. Rinse and repeat.
This is also coincidentally how the math works on big box stores.
More like box store closes to cash in on real estate sale and then opens new location just a few blocks down the road on the outskirts. Rinse and repeat.