they won't get a store that'll be convenient for people living there
They won't have a big box store come in, starve out all of the small businesses, and force their town into indentured servitude where everyone has to work there, they're not paid a living wage, and they can only afford to shop at the big box store, further increasing the problem in a vicious cycle?
How often do more ethical businesses swoop in to rent out the spaces formerly occupied by indentured servitude corporations? If these businesses aren't replaced by something, what will the people formerly working there do for an income?
Dude, I live in Indiana. We're not exactly a crime hub. You can go into Walmarts in towns with a population of 1200 and two cops because it's all they need and you will still find shit like shaving products and cosmetics hidden behind glass.