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To: michael97123 who wrote (403479)8/1/2008 1:38:18 PM
From: Road Walker  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1572813
 
a lot of anecdotal evidence that over the last month, small businesses facing retail have been closing up. Folks reporting empty stores in twos and threes appearing in a neighborhood near you. Throwing in the towel for the competitors of the big stores.

That's been happening all our lives. Remember the corner Pharmacy, the independent grocer, the independent optometrist, etc, etc? Those were the days of the 'ownership society'.