Personally, I would hate to see the Walmart model move in to PP. A new department store would be great, but I hate what Walmart stands for, how they treat their employees, and how they kill downtown small town America and Canada. They are horrible to their suppliers too. One local frozen food company got the local Walmart contract that was bigger than their plant could supply so they gladly spent money to increase the factory so that they could meet the contract that would make them lots of money. The next year Walmart wanted the same quantity but would not pay the same dollar. The company really suffered financially because they had no other option but to accept less money for the contract after expanding their facilities. Walmart does this to most of their suppliers, that is how they keep their prices down. All smaller stores in the area die out also as most people go for the cheaper price, not considering their neighbours livelyhood.
Since most people in PP shop at the corner colmado, I'm not sure if a Walmart type store that sells groceries would be that widely accepted. I know that the La Sirena in Santiago is very popular though, but I've only been there with my American friends, not Dominican friends. Prices were not that cheap either.
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