While the discounters did their best to offer megadiscounts last weekend, other stores were less busy.
A shopping center with larger stores is less than a mile away.
"Overall, employment growth faltered because stores were less busy, so there were fewer working hours than the previous year".
"Things like that play a huge role in the quality of life, because there's that much less traffic on the street, and the stores are less crowded".
Contrary to findings on music files, this research indicates that distributing video games via Blu-ray discs in stores is less carbon intensive than downloading games at home.
Bars, restaurants, a movie theater and grocery stores are less than 10 minutes away by car on Adams Avenue, a commercial road.
But clearly something has changed, besides the impact of book clubs and the fact that chain stores are less apt to push literary fiction than are the shrinking number of independent book stores.
"In most cases, all the new stores that are opening will have drive-throughs," said Michael DeAngelis, a spokesman for CVS, which is headquartered in Woonsocket, R.I. Preferably, the new stores will be free-standing, following a 10,125-square-foot prototype, rather than within a shopping center, where the stores are less than 10,000 square feet, he said.
If you shop in December, when stores are less crowded and are trying to boost their end-of-the-year sales, you'll be in a better position to negotiate.
