I can't see who else they can blame. Maybe "Blame Canada"? You promise the shopping experience of the American stores and then don't come close on price expectations, while also failing to stock stores, and it makes it look like you planned to fail.
Some people just have to find others to blame. Why would you support a business that was that was part time, like that restaurant?
We had a motorcycle accessories shop that had been around for 20 years, that closed two years ago. In a Facebook post the owner, a former national racer who I'd known for those 20 years and who had taught me during at least 5 of my 8 track school days, blamed the customers for shifting their purchases to the internet, to the detriment of brick and mortar local stores. I had to say something. I had tried to give him my business. His shop was virtually on my way home. He never had what I wanted in stock. When I ordered something it would take 2+ weeks to arrive and his staff wouldn't call to let me know that it was in. On one occasion his #1 front counter guy told me that a certain accessory was no longer made. I went online, when I got home, and found it in literally 30 seconds. It was at my door 5 days later.
Some people just don't realize that they are the reason for their own failure.
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