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OUTLINE OF “BIG BOX STORES ARE BAD FOR MAIN STREET”
Thesis: Whether or not they take jobs away from a community or offer low prices to consumers, we should be worried about “big-box” stores like Wal-Mart, Target, and Home Depot because they harm communities by taking the life out of downtown shopping districts.
I. Small businesses are better for cities and towns than big-box stores are.
- Small businesses offer personal service and big-box stores do not.
- Small businesses don’t make demands on community resources as big-box stores do.
- Small businesses respond to customer concerns and big-box stores do not.
II. Big-box stores are successful because they cater to consumption at the expense of benefits to the community.
- Buying everything in one place is convenient.
- Shopping at small businesses may be inefficient, but it provides opportunities for socializing.
- Downtown shopping districts give each city or town a special identity.
Conclusion: While some people say that it’s anti-American to oppose big-box stores, actually these stores threaten the communities that make up America by encouraging buying at the expense of the traditional interactions of Main Street.