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Not only more money, but more time, and potentially more distance (which can be described in terms of time and/or money).

For example, Whole Foods bought and closed a Wild Oats store in the same shopping complex as a Walmart. Less than a year after closure, that Walmart no longer carries organic produce. The closest store with an organic produce selection is 4 miles away.

Whether or not you think organic food is better or worse is irrelevant - Walmart offered a product to compete with another store, and once that competition was gone, they dropped that selection from their store.



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