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[–] ibepokey 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

brought to you by Amazon

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[–] bwarren2010 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

Goodwill has taken a lot of store business

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[–] ratsmack 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Yeah.... so let's bring in more low wage workers to make things worse.

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[–] POdPatriot 0 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago 

This thread is making me miss my old hardware store - it's worn wooden floors, bins of nails and bolts measured into tiny paper bags, rolls of heavy window screen waiting to be cut to size, products the big box stores didn't carry, and the three or four old guys hanging around the counter on a Saturday morning who knew how to fix anything.

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[–] 17221037? 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago  (edited ago)

We still have experts at our local hardware and building supply. The big stores are moving in and I hope they can survive.

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[–] POdPatriot ago 

Me too!

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[–] LoyalTrumpArmy 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

I just glanced the article. I don't know if I believe Bonton really had to go out of business. We live in a rich area where people can afford $70 for a shirt. Maybe people just wised up about getting ripped off. I will say this, I use to buy all my shoes from Bonton and in 2007, all the good shoe companies started outsourcing and you couldn't even find a pair that fits. One pair had nails coming up. They tried to go cheap and still charge high prices and that's probably what caused their downfall. Garbage in...garbage out.