True, the warehouses can be re-greened. But what the Walmarts and warehouses and...

crankylinuxuser on April 28, 2018 | parent | context | favorite | on: Lessons learned from a failing local mall

True, the warehouses can be re-greened.

But what the Walmarts and warehouses and these kinds of businesses do, is destroy the local businesses. And when the walmarts shutter or move away, or when the factories close, what are we left with?

We're left with few local businesses, higher unemployment, and a dying community.

closeparen on April 28, 2018 [–]

If retail is the economic backbone of a community, it’s screwed anyway.