When I was a lad, in suburban NJ, we had "John's Bargain Store" and Great Eastern Mills. How common they were then v. now, I couldn't say.
I happened in one this morning to get some pink flamingoes.
mbs
-----Original Message----- From: lbo-talk-bounces at lbo-talk.org [mailto:lbo-talk-bounces at lbo-talk.org] On Behalf Of B. Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2004 9:38 AM To: lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org Subject: [lbo-talk] Dollar-store economy
There's been talk on the list about the sucess of Wal-Mart and how that reflects the economy, culture of various regions, etc.
But has anyone else noticed the phenomenal growth in dollar stores, or is it just in my area? In the past few years I've noticed moe dollar stores popping up than any sort of outlet. Have also seen franchise offers and "Own your own dollar store" advertisements here and there.
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