An organized campaign to prevent the spread of chain dollar stores in Wallowa County scored a significant victory earlier this month. The Joseph City Council passed an ordinance banning “formula” businesses from operating within city limits.
As much as I hate Walmart and especially Dollar Stores, living in a town without any chain stores sucks. Its real fun going to 5 different stores looking for something like a toothbrush holder (or any other nonessential item) and none of them have it because they all sell the same stuff so you just order it from Amazon anyway. Meanwhile there's 3 Mexican restaurants on the same block and 2 board game shops or hyper niche 'boutique shops' literally across the street from each other next to other dead businesses in a strip mall.
Local businesses have no concept of overlap or market saturation and leave inventory gaps that necessitate online ordering anyway. Good luck opening the 7th pizza shop in town when one of those Mexican restaurants closes, bozo.
I know it doesn't have to be this way and I'm ranting but that's been my experience living in several places that are hostile to corporations but don't have anything resembling a co-op culture. I've been to Eastern Oregon and I would hate to be a resident there, Dollar General or no. Its car brained to the max (because its so rural) and is a good example of food deserts.
As much as I hate Walmart and especially Dollar Stores, living in a town without any chain stores sucks. Its real fun going to 5 different stores looking for something like a toothbrush holder (or any other nonessential item) and none of them have it because they all sell the same stuff so you just order it from Amazon anyway. Meanwhile there's 3 Mexican restaurants on the same block and 2 board game shops or hyper niche 'boutique shops' literally across the street from each other next to other dead businesses in a strip mall.
Local businesses have no concept of overlap or market saturation and leave inventory gaps that necessitate online ordering anyway. Good luck opening the 7th pizza shop in town when one of those Mexican restaurants closes, bozo.
I know it doesn't have to be this way and I'm ranting but that's been my experience living in several places that are hostile to corporations but don't have anything resembling a co-op culture. I've been to Eastern Oregon and I would hate to be a resident there, Dollar General or no. Its car brained to the max (because its so rural) and is a good example of food deserts.