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Originally Posted by GreenTeaFrapp
Not really. They're huge companies that divest all their profits back to their shareholders elsewhere. Sure there's some unskilled jobs that Calgary loses but those sort of jobs aren't a big concern in a hot job market like Alberta's.
The bigger issue is that they make the parasite communities more attractive since they become more and more like suburban Calgary but with lower housing costs.
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I don't think the economies of one of those stores are that simple. Think of a small item like snow removal for a giant Costco parking lot. That would be a sweet contract for any snow-removal company. There's lawn maintenance companies, building maintenance companies, etc. that all benefit from a building like this in the community.
If consumers are spending money there that they earned in Calgary, I'd prefer the store to be in Calgary, not in a parasite community.