Originally Posted By: King Brown
As an observer....
....What's in the big deal for you and me? Wasn't that what Shotgun and Jim were questioning?

Probably the best part of the big deal is that the customer can just shop elsewhere. If someone likes to patronize the big box outdoor stores, do they have to sign up for the credit card? Relationships are a choice, not an inevitable medical condition.

There's some indication that there were already business competitors well before this higgly-piggly started.