don't be daft; spurious "efficiency" is the very thing in question here! wal-mart might seem more "efficient" in the sense of one stop shopping that replaces the local hardware through music stores but at what cost? by paying shite wages and withholding insurance benefits, their employees end up being supported through taxpayer funded programs like medicare. besides those "inefficient" mom & pop places bring intangible benefits to communities that shouldn't have to be rehearsed here for those who know. pity on the commentator who clearly knows not of this nor of "true-cost" economics.