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Posted by Dr. Zachary Smith on November 16, 2009, 1:16 pm
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> I think
> small stores just tend to come and go a lot. =A0
IME, it has to be viewed on an individual Case by case basis.
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> The amount
> of work compared to the amount of profit just makes
> it prohibitive. =A0 =A0
Yet a couple of LQS here are expanding.
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> I think as the economy and associated
> changes come we are going to see more small businesses
> close than we are even used to seeing. =A0That is a guess
> and only time will tell on that though. =A0
My most recent sources claim the current recession ended in June. Of
course the recovery period takes time and there is often a lag.
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> All the discount
> internet buying that we choose doesn't help local stores
> either.
Been saying that for years. It killed all the model RR shops &
boardgame shops, & most other hobby shops here. The LQSs are likely
to follow eventually. It's that touchy/feely aspect and added value
(classrooms, etc.) that's keeping them alive. I've no crystal ball; I
just watch what I see...
Doc
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Posted by Listpig on November 16, 2009, 1:27 pm
Yeah, that would be why unemployment is still spiraling upward.....
I think that's a lot of trying-to-manipulate-people sort of talk. When
economic conditions haven't improved and unemployment is rising, it's absurd
to say a recession/depression has "ended". (And if it's the worst since the
Great Depression, how come it's just a "recession" and not a "depression"?
More psychological manipulation.....)
Bottomed out, maybe. Ended, horse-hockey.
--pig, unemployed, month seven.....
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80a9a1e3-3bee-4d21-9639-e87def93e107@f10g2000vbl.googlegroups.com, "Dr.
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> My most recent sources claim the current recession ended in June. Of
> course the recovery period takes time and there is often a lag.
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Posted by Dr. Zachary Smith on November 16, 2009, 1:39 pm
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> Yeah, that would be why unemployment is still spiraling upward.....
Yes, and it will likely continue to rise before it gets better.
Unemployment is not the first indicator of an upturn.
Please don't shoot the messenger for trying to share a glimmer of
light; if you'd like to debate the facts, figures, and opinions, be my
guest. I don't forecast/write 'em. ;-)
Doc
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Posted by Sandy E on November 16, 2009, 4:19 pm
Howdy!
SOME of us said for 8 yrs (starting in 2001): there will be a reckoning.
.. and here it is.
I shop the quilt shops, near home, on the road, online, because they are
Quilt shops. Usually stocked w/ top quality fabric and tended by quilt-type
people. I never have believed the wallyworld family gave a damn about
who was buying their cut-price products. But I've seen my local quilt
shop owners step up to help the locals when needed... or before.
Good luck on the job hunt, Piggy; wish you were here.
R/Sandy
On 11/16/09 12:27 PM, in article C72703D0.78545%listpig@earthlink.net,
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> Yeah, that would be why unemployment is still spiraling upward.....
>
> I think that's a lot of trying-to-manipulate-people sort of talk. When
> economic conditions haven't improved and unemployment is rising, it's absurd
> to say a recession/depression has "ended". (And if it's the worst since the
> Great Depression, how come it's just a "recession" and not a "depression"?
> More psychological manipulation.....)
>
> Bottomed out, maybe. Ended, horse-hockey.
>
> --pig, unemployed, month seven.....
>
>
> On 11/16/09 13:16, in article
> 80a9a1e3-3bee-4d21-9639-e87def93e107@f10g2000vbl.googlegroups.com, "Dr.
>
>> My most recent sources claim the current recession ended in June. Of
>> course the recovery period takes time and there is often a lag.
>
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Posted by Taria on November 16, 2009, 11:47 pm
I heard a couple of weeks ago about a worker
at a Walmart who got written up for wearing a pink
ribbon pin for BC awareness. They aren't
particularly nice folks. They aren't different
from Target and Costco IMO though. You gotta
stand in line behind all the folks that are mad
at Best Buy. None of these guys care about us.
I remember Dave Anderson that ran the hardware
store on Main Street when I was a kid. Mr.
Gibbs ran the little grocery. It was a small town
and folks cared.
Anyone remember old Fedco stores? Not to be
confused with Fedmart. Fedco were tops in
retail. They are gone too. : (
Taria
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> Howdy!
> SOME of us said for 8 yrs (starting in 2001): there will be a reckoning.
> .. and here it is.
> I shop the quilt shops, near home, on the road, online, because they are
> Quilt shops. Usually stocked w/ top quality fabric and tended by
> quilt-type
> people. I never have believed the wallyworld family gave a damn about
> who was buying their cut-price products. But I've seen my local quilt
> shop owners step up to help the locals when needed... or before.
> Good luck on the job hunt, Piggy; wish you were here.
> R/Sandy
> On 11/16/09 12:27 PM, in article C72703D0.78545%listpig@earthlink.net,
>> Yeah, that would be why unemployment is still spiraling upward.....
>> I think that's a lot of trying-to-manipulate-people sort of talk. When
>> economic conditions haven't improved and unemployment is rising, it's
>> absurd
>> to say a recession/depression has "ended". (And if it's the worst since
>> the
>> Great Depression, how come it's just a "recession" and not a
>> "depression"?
>> More psychological manipulation.....)
>> Bottomed out, maybe. Ended, horse-hockey.
>> --pig, unemployed, month seven.....
>> On 11/16/09 13:16, in article
>> 80a9a1e3-3bee-4d21-9639-e87def93e107@f10g2000vbl.googlegroups.com, "Dr.
>>> My most recent sources claim the current recession ended in June. Of
>>> course the recovery period takes time and there is often a lag.
>
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> small stores just tend to come and go a lot. =A0