If it were given planning permission the store would create 200 jobs.

But proponents said the new store would benefit customers and create jobs in the economically depressed area.

Generally, these stores are not creating a distinct desire for their clothes, analysts say.

Parents and teachers said they feared that the 24-hour store would create dangerous traffic patterns.

Supporters say the store would spend more than $1 million on the services of local business and would create 700 jobs.

The critics charge that the larger store will create traffic and congestion.

But proponents have said the new store would benefit consumers and create jobs in the area.

The stores, however, have not created a new commercial center for what was until recently a sprawling farm town.

"The store creates a setting in which families can find the new media."

At the same time, some stores that were accessible only to the street created second entrances from the parking area.