"Becca" > wrote in message
> One of my friends is visiting this weekend, and she owned a bicycle shop
> until Walmart opened Her store closed one year later, along with the
> store next door to her, which was a fabric store. This is why some
> communities do not care for Walmart.

Yet some high end bike shops are thriving. You can't compete with Wal Mart
for the every day kids bike but when it comes to higher end stuff WM has
nothing like it.