Ma and Pop Stores Unite
Overland Park, KS (DE) – Ma and Pop stores in Kansas have come up with a clever solution to the decline of business due to super stores, such as Wal-Mart and Target.
"We've combined all of our stores into a mega store where we can keep our prices mega low," said Carrie Opplinter former Ma and Pop owner.
The mega store, Mega Ma and Pop, features a grocery store, clothing line, household goods, and health care. Plans are in the making to find local Kansas diners to combine and reinvent their menus to serve as a fast food option inside the mega store.
The conglomeration has driven out other stores.
"We first took out the Ma and Pop's unwilling to merge and then went for the big fish," said Opplinter, "you wouldn't believe the nerve of some folks to not go along for the greater good."
Sales may be up but the owners keep the new employees on low wages for the sake of low prices. The no longer used singular Ma and Pop stores have been turned into low income apartments for employees.
Mega Ma and Pop plans to open stores throughout the Midwest and East Coast. The store buyers have turned to bigger wholesale companies to keep up with the influx of sales. The visionaries ultimately strive to be international.
They have recently started a website where their products can be purchased online.
