--- jthorn65 at sbcglobal.net wrote:
> When gas prices rise people do less distance driving
> and sometimes combine trips a bit more
> efficiently than they might otherwise but would they
> be less likely to buy a widget or groceries
> at Wal-Mart than elsewhere? Unless it is because
> Wal-Mart's have tended to cluster at the
> peripheries of cities and are less convenient than
> other places?
There's Walmart's clientel being poor, and I bet gas has priority because without gas, a lot of people are going to have a hard time keeping a job. Widgets get cut first. Then I understand the food pantries are having a hard time meeting demand....
Andy
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