RyansWorld: Department store

From Future

In the future, there will be a huge price war between the retail department stores of the world. Eventually in the 2020s, all the retail stores in the world will be under the Wal-Mart brand name. Even rustic destinations like the Carribean, Russia, Europe, Southeast Asia, and metropolitian North America will have a strong presence by the Wal-Mart franchise. Higher priced stores like The Bay, Macy's, and Sears will be bankrupted first because they "have lost touch with the people." Toronto's Eaton Mall on Yonge Street will be reconfigured into a giant four-storey Wal-Mart HyperStore complete with a food court, residential quarters, an anime/manga shop, wedding services, Service Ontario kiosks, and a working human cloning/stem cell clinic. Other discount stores like Zellers and K-Mart will be targeted last because these stores are respected by Wal-Mart for keeping the costs of luxuries and necessities at a low price for the masses to shop more frequently.

Department stores (under the Wal-Mart banner) will reach a surge in profitability in the 22nd century as stores are allowed to open on days formerly used for Christian holidays like Christmas, Good Friday, and Easter Sunday. The reason this occurs is because the lawmakers in the government are no longer bound by Christianity, thus they declare that "Christian holidays are no longer legal holidays."

Wholesale stores like Costco and Sam's Place will not be affected by the department store wars because they are wholesalers, not retailers, and have a limited customer base of businesspeople, friends of businesspeople, and family members of businesspeople. Secondhand stores, liquidation stores, and dollar stores will still be functioning at their usual levels before, during, and after the department store wars.