Weekly Blog 2/21/2014

This week was very interesting and educational. We talked about how a big chain store (Wall-Mart) could affect a small town. We watched a movie about the town of Ashland and their process of acquiring a Wall-Mart in town, most of the townspeople were against Wall-Mart because they were concerned for the local businesses future, they knew that if a Wall-Mart arrived at Ashland it would make the local businesses close. The council of Ashland had several meetings to argue the future of the town, in the end it was decided that a Wall-Mart would be in Ashland's best interest, it would bring more people to town, create jobs, and offer low price products for everyone. We also discusses whether or not Weserville should have its own Wall-Mart. We researched the pros and cons of having such a big chain store in a small developing town and we came to the decision that it would be positive for the town to have a Wall-Mart. There were certain sacrifices that were necessary in order to have a Wall-Mart in Weserville, and certain requirements had to be met in order for Wall-Mart to accept the town's petition. In my opinion it will be very beneficial for Weserville to have a big chain store because it will create jobs, it will bring more people to the town, and the people of Weserville will be able to enjoy the benefits of the low prices from such a store like Wall-Mart.