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Re: The Urban Neighborhood Wal-Mart: A Blessing Or A Curse?
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Posted on: 2015/4/1 21:40
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The Urban Neighborhood Wal-Mart: A Blessing Or A Curse?
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The corner of First and H streets in downtown Washington, D.C., is a reflection of the changing face of the nation's capital. From here, you can see the Capitol dome, while across the street are a concrete public housing complex and a hip new Peruvian chicken restaurant. You can also see a new Wal-Mart. With wide, flat windows and exposed brick, it blends subtly into the surrounding urban architecture. The sleek building defies all stereotypes of the big-box store as most picture it: a monolith of consumerism, an island surrounded by the sprawl of a parking lot, tucked away in the suburbs. That Wal-Mart chose to open a store in a rapidly developing urban neighborhood is indicative of where this company sees its future. More than 80 percent of America's population lives in cities. So while big-box stores are likely to continue opening in rural and suburban areas, Wal-Mart must go smaller if it wants to get bigger. Story
Posted on: 2015/4/1 21:26
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