Re:Average distance to a supermarket in Amsterdam is 400 met...
by DrBazza on Friday December 08, 2023 @12:46PM
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> Those big chains drain money from the local economy though
Exactly, all revenue goes back to HQ, and then off to somewhere else.
In some cases being part of a large company means the smaller branches that don't barely break even stay open and it's "good" for those towns in boom years.
But as soon as there's an economic downturn, they are the first stores to be closed.
Exactly, all revenue goes back to HQ, and then off to somewhere else.
In some cases being part of a large company means the smaller branches that don't barely break even stay open and it's "good" for those towns in boom years.
But as soon as there's an economic downturn, they are the first stores to be closed.