I live in the American West. Frequently these places open in very small towns, think sub-1000 people and 25 miles from anything else. Such towns only have the

I live in the American West. Frequently these places open in very small towns, think sub-1000 people and 25 miles from anything else. Such towns only have the population to support one grocery store, usually a locally-owned store that's been there for a very long time. Then a dollar store moves in, takes advantage of the size of the parent company to take a loss for a few months/year until the local store is driven out of business, and then is able to sit on a monopoly for food for that town. Such stores destroy communities. The only people benefiting in the above scenario are the dollar store's shareholders.