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To: Victor Lazlo who wrote (128249)	7/13/2001 8:40:13 PM
From: Glenn D. Rudolph	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 164684

. I try to frequent places like this when I needed something because I think if all the independents go we are in trouble and everything will become even more generic. I frequent independents too. My reasons have more to do with reciprocal business. The other reason is vastly better service. The people that work at independents often know their products. Pep Boys closed some of their underperfroming stores and now they're making more profit on less revenue. That is excellent thinking. Most people do not see far enough ahead to do that correctly. <<Consumer spending decreases. Does a retailer cut costs and advertising or does one stay the course? >> I don't know! Neither do I.