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How Wal-Mart Changed A Community

Posted by: Abhijeet Chavan
Thanks to: Abhijeet Chavan
27 August 2004 - 2:00pm

Since the residents of Toole, UT first welcomed Wal-Mart fourteen years ago, the community has changed in many ways.

Because Wal-Mart was new to Utah...Main Street business operators were concerned, but didn't know exactly what to expect. They soon found out: Not only could they not compete with Wal-Mart's prices, but the large retailer sucked customers away from downtown as well.

Full Story: Tooele grapples with Wal-Mart
Source: The Salt Lake Tribune, August 26, 2004
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