Chapter One
Discussion Question One
Brittany Mor
Il town called Fort Collins in Colorado they are talking about building a Wal-mart
Supercenter Store, This store will have approximately 5 acres of floor space, which is very big
for such a small town, | feel as if the entry of a Wal-Mart Supercenter in a small trade center
could be @ positive and a negative thing on the town. It will make the small Mom and Pop shops.
\ve competition, which could help make their products more affordable, The Wal-Mart
Supercenter would help decrease the amount of unemployment in the area compared to the
smaller stores, All the businesses would have to make a profit in order to stay operating,
Considering this the little stores may lose business, and profit. The main concern the locals and
town may have are tral
congestion, environmental degradation, the negative effects on
‘own commerce, and the money spent at Wal-Mart may not get recycled back into the town,
Considering this the little stores
lay lose business, and may be forced to shut down,