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Perspective

Feb. 12, 2011

In Wal-Mart We Trust?

Is Wal-Mart really the healthy choice for low-income neighborhoods? By Andrea Freeman of California Western School of Law.


By Andrea Freeman


While the struggle to keep Wal-Mart stores out of New York continues, San Diego has made major concessions to the corporation that will help all major retailers avoid accountability to the city in the future. Last week, San Diego's city council voted to repeal the ordinance to protect small and neighborhood businesses, which requires big-box retailers to conduct an economic impact study before receiving a construction permit to build in the ...

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