tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26468091.post1763839667249356390..comments2023-10-14T06:09:24.624-04:00Comments on Balaenius Rex!!: Where's Walmart?La Belle Esplanadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14034685868644119249noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26468091.post-18040850749406976482010-02-08T09:01:47.527-05:002010-02-08T09:01:47.527-05:00Well put Cleary Squared.Well put Cleary Squared.La Belle Esplanadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14034685868644119249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26468091.post-77319062369241935202010-02-07T18:42:13.550-05:002010-02-07T18:42:13.550-05:00There are two other Walmarts around the Boston are...There are two other Walmarts around the Boston area in Lynn, Salem and Avon.<br /><br />I like the Walmart in Walpole better than Quincy, although the one in Quincy has about the same amount of stuff (and it's right on the Route 225 bus line). I still get stuff at much better prices than I would at other stores.<br /><br />The resistance to Walmarts in Boston proper is due to the influence of mom-and-pop stores and their ability to tell the city councilors that a Walmart will kill their business. Meanwhile, they're selling their niche items at a premium because they have a captive audience.<br /><br />Hyde Park sometime and you have three dollar stores. Tells a lot about the neighborhood and how it's declined when within a 50 yard distance you can get cheap foreign toothpaste and one-off Wii-like games. (And I've been a Hyde Park native for 35 years!)<br /><br />Put a WalMart in Hyde Park or West Roxbury, and the purchasing power and quality of items goes up appreciably. Then that puts the onus on the mom-and-pop stores to compete - which is the main reason why Boston doesn't have a Walmart, because the of the fear that competition will steamroll the mom-and-pop stores out of business.Cleary Squaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02007132333940534318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26468091.post-73701075457812208232010-01-24T18:31:45.413-05:002010-01-24T18:31:45.413-05:00There is a Walmart tucked off on the far side of Q...There is a Walmart tucked off on the far side of Quincy. Good prices for people who don't have a lot of money. <br /><br />The social ramifications are another issue and beyond the scope of this observation.La Belle Esplanadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14034685868644119249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26468091.post-72909415790781029872010-01-23T18:11:16.253-05:002010-01-23T18:11:16.253-05:00It's not Dorchester. WalMart has remarkably lo...It's not Dorchester. WalMart has remarkably low penetration in all of eastern Mass. Probably the closest ones to Dorchester are Walpole and Framingham.<br /><br />But why would you even want a WalMart? Gah!Adam Gaffinhttp://www.universalhub.comnoreply@blogger.com