• y0kai@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    3 months ago

    Idk what a local store is here. Everything is a chain.

    Food? Publix or Winn-Dixie. Thats about it, save for the Asian market on the corner and a once a week farmers market that I never seem to be able to attend.

    Meds? CVS or Walgreen’s. We have a local pharmacy, insurance doesn’t cover them.

    Electronics? Best buy. There’s no mom and pop computer store

    Furniture / clothing / household items? Thrift stores maybe?

    Big Box stores didn’t just reduce mom and pops in my area, it killed them.

    The only non-chain stores are for niche products like a smoke shop, the aforementioned Asian market, restaurants, and entertainment venues.