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To: Lane3 who wrote (21252)	12/23/2003 3:23:23 PM
From: Rollcast...	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793715

once they're a monopoly... Yes, yes... some day every shopping mall will be filled with little Wal-Marts. At a local Wal-Mart recently - walked past a large showcase featuring Michael Moore's latest...

To: Lane3 who wrote (21252)	12/23/2003 3:34:03 PM
From: gamesmistress	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793715

I wonder whether Wal-Mart will continue to lower prices once they're a monopoly... A monopoly of what?

To: Lane3 who wrote (21252)	12/23/2003 5:42:58 PM
From: LindyBill	Respond to of 793715

I wonder whether Wal-Mart will continue to lower prices once they're a monopoly That was the argument against A&P in the '30s. They would come into a town, lower prices until they drove everybody else out, and then raise prices. The "raise prices" never happens. And in retail, the market is too big for one to control. Wal Mart is still just a small part of the total retail. And you will notice what happened to A&P. Same thing that happened to Sears. They get fat and happy and decline.