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Message: <blockquote data-quote="OkieJoe72" data-source="post: 3906753" data-attributes="member: 48447"><p>DG has infiltrated the small towns and rural areas. There are now two DG stores within a five mile radius of my place. The closest WalMart is around 30 miles. DG is finishing off the rural area locally owned stores that somehow managed to survive Walmart. I grew up in a family owned country store. We sold a good amount of groceries, bait, feed, and other things. It eventually changed into more of a typical convenience store over time because it was impossible to compete with Walmart. Most of the time, the cost from the distributors were more expensive than the retail price at Walmart. The store is still in operation, but my family no longer runs it. With having two DG stores in the area now, it is hard for the store to survive. My family owns the building, and we’ve been discussing what we will do with the property when it finally closes it’s doors. Luckily, the store is close to a recreational lake, and the store thrives in the summer months which is what keeps it going.</p></blockquote><p></p>