Cleveland victim of wal - mart invasion

Tomorrow morning Wednesday October 24 , 2007 the cavernous and predictable bigger box retail mutant, wal - mart opens for business a few miles south of downtown Cleveland on land reclaimed from the old Otis Steel Works, and now renamed " Steelyard Commons".

This opening marks the first entry into the city of Cleveland proper, and will spell the demise of many independent retailers of both hard and soft goods that will be unable to compete with this monster retailers prices or the multitude of services available wal mart offers under their 217,000 square foot roof.

Wal mart is the number one employer in the State of Ohio and vehemently anti - union and legendarily cruel to their employees.

Not my type of neighbors to say the least, and any current Cleveland bricks and mortar retailer that plies similar wares as wal- mart are certain to feel the sting from the introduction of this vicious invader species into our stream of life. Time to sell a book department.

If a country ever was in need of examination of its bedrock political theories it is the United States Of America early in the twenty first century. An antidote for our current wal-marting of America is found in two books we offer as an alternative to invasive corporate bullies and the havoc they may bring to your town , and offer courage to those who will stand up to their tyranny.

Fredric Howe's THE CONFESSIONS OF A REFORMER, and former Cleveland mayor Tom L. Johnson's MY STORY, remain still relevant as critical sources of "business as usual "in America.

Hats off to all the small and large retailers that rise and shine every morning and work hard to earn a living in spite of the big box retailers interference with their fair trade. Look around at all the empty storefronts in most inner cities and small towns alike , and the growing number of empty strip centers , and malls in the suburbs , and you are certain to find the big box at the edge of town that emptied out their lives.

It is a dangerous principle in business when a concern as large as wal- mart has an unfair advantage in regards to their purchasing power in wholesale markets versus the smaller concerns.

It is high time that reform occurs in these wholesale goods markets, with an end result of parity and a keener sense of competition allowing more individuals to compete.

Support your local hometown merchants!

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