Talk:Category killer

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I'm not the person who tagged the list as being questionable, but quite a few of the American "category killers" are not universally so. That is, they may be regional category killers, but not nationwide, which makes the list appear misleading. The following companies are ones that I've never seen (and, with the exception of IKEA, never heard of):

Hobby Lobby

The Rag Shop

IKEA

R.E.I.

Eastern Mountain Sports

AlphaGraphics

Dick's Sporting Goods

Now, admittedly, I'm in Florida, which is a bit out-of-the-way as far as retailing goes, but these stores aren't nationwide category killers to the extent of some of the others. The Dark 13:25, 6 March 2007 (UTC)

I agree, this article needs a lot of clean-up, I think the list should be removed, only a few companies are true category killers. 70.146.81.193 15:12, 8 March 2007 (UTC)

There's one very easy solution. And I'll implement it, and probably have it immediately reverted. Lexicon (talk) 16:11, 8 March 2007 (UTC)

No that is exactly what needed to happen. 70.146.81.193 15:47, 9 March 2007 (UTC)