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The rise of video on demand, TiVo, low-cost subscription services like those of Netflix and Wal-Mart all appear to spell Blockbuster's doom.
FORBES: Couch Potato
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The rising numbers of part-time workers, anti-union legislation (in some states it is easier for workers to opt out from a union) and the strong anti-union disposition of firms like Wal-Mart all discourage membership.
ECONOMIST: The shrinking power of America's unions
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Home Depot, IKEA, Target and Wal-Mart all have distribution centres of more than 1m square feet (100, 000 square metres) in the Savannah area to handle cargo coming through the port, which sits at a nexus of interstate highways and railway lines that provide quick access to the south-east and Midwest.
ECONOMIST: Savannah's port