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That is all fine and dandy, but what about locally owned retail operations that simply do not have the reach/power/leverage of a place like Wal-Mart? Do you thi

That is all fine and dandy, but what about locally owned retail operations that simply do not have the reach/power/leverage of a place like Wal-Mart? Do you think that LG would pay "Billy Bob's TV and Appliance" to display its televisions in his store?

grannyg00se 15y ago
Probably not, but why would I even go to Billy Bob's when I can go to Best Buy? And if there are only Billy Bob type stores around, then maybe LG would pay Billy Bob if he had the most traffic in the area.
- swalkergibson 15y ago
  Perhaps you had a better experience at the local place. Maybe they had a more knowledgeable sales staff that was able to articulate well the benefits of one piece of equipment versus another. There are as many reasons that you would have a good experience there as there are reasons you had a good experience at Best Buy. My point was that because Best Buy has such enormous power with their suppliers, they are in a significantly better position to bargain with those suppliers than a local shop. I would presume it would be pretty difficult for any local shop owner to convince a distributor of name-brand merchandise to pay them to stock those products on their shelves, simply because the buying power of a local shop is not that of Best Buy. Really, the local operations are getting hit from all angles - online, big box, etc. To me, as the offspring of local business owners, that is disheartening. Like I keep saying throughout this comment thread, it is just a sad thing to watch all of the great little places in your area get driven out of business because of such vicious competition. I am not advocating any kind of corporate welfare here, but when you shop locally, more of your money stays in your area. I invite you to check this out: http://www.localfirstaz.com/local/index.php http://www.localfirstaz.com/local/index.php

grannyg00se 15y ago

Probably not, but why would I even go to Billy Bob's when I can go to Best Buy? And if there are only Billy Bob type stores around, then maybe LG would pay Billy Bob if he had the most traffic in the area.

swalkergibson 15y ago
Perhaps you had a better experience at the local place. Maybe they had a more knowledgeable sales staff that was able to articulate well the benefits of one piece of equipment versus another. There are as many reasons that you would have a good experience there as there are reasons you had a good experience at Best Buy. My point was that because Best Buy has such enormous power with their suppliers, they are in a significantly better position to bargain with those suppliers than a local shop. I would presume it would be pretty difficult for any local shop owner to convince a distributor of name-brand merchandise to pay them to stock those products on their shelves, simply because the buying power of a local shop is not that of Best Buy. Really, the local operations are getting hit from all angles - online, big box, etc. To me, as the offspring of local business owners, that is disheartening. Like I keep saying throughout this comment thread, it is just a sad thing to watch all of the great little places in your area get driven out of business because of such vicious competition. I am not advocating any kind of corporate welfare here, but when you shop locally, more of your money stays in your area. I invite you to check this out: http://www.localfirstaz.com/local/index.php http://www.localfirstaz.com/local/index.php