Obamacare isn't too popular with some of the leaders of the retail industry. The National Retail Federation certainly wasn't happy, calling the Supreme Court's decision last month supports a law that "wrongly focuses more on penalizing employers and the private sector than reducing health costs."

The Retail Industry Leaders Association's VP of government affairs says that retailers will likely "find themselves over regulated and unable to continue to offer the quality, affordable health coverage their employees enjoy."

Whether or not these things may be the case, there could be some good to come out of it: More customers for certain large chains.

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