Originally Posted by EJFan
x-mart should really start entering the housing market... they could buy land around their stores and build subdivisions. it'd put the consumer closer to them, they have a new income stream from construction and they certainly have the leverage to deal with zoning and permit issues.
besides... subdivisions are pretty much the same sort of mentality as big-box retailing, right?
Shhhhh! this may not be all that far fetched...Wally-world would then put construction companies out of business.