A Wal-Mart Kind of Town

February 3, 2006
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Wal-Mart. Whoah. Crain's is reporting the results of a survey showing a slim majority--51 percent--of New Yorkers favor the invasion of the city by Wal-Mart chain stores:
A new Quinnipiac University poll found that 74% of city voters agree that Wal-Mart’s lower prices hurt smaller businesses. Yet 70% agreed that the low prices benefit people who shop there.
Really? - Tom McGeveran
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