Did you ever wonder about the big-boxificiation of the United States? This map, which shows the amazingly rapid spread of Walmart stores, illustrates how quickly it happened. And we wonder where the habitat went…
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I sold retail hardware for 20 years, now most of the real hardware stores are gone. Go to a big box store and look for someone to show you how to fix something, or even knows just what you need, you won’t find them there.
A small hardware store must sell the high flow items to be able to stock the slower moving, specialty items. The big box stores took this business away from them, but don’t expect Walmart to sell anything that may take several months to move.