Little Apple Bites Wal-Mart
It appears that Wal-Mart will not get a second bite out of the Apple — at least not in the Little Apple of Manhattan, Kansas.
It appears that Wal-Mart will not get a second bite out of the Apple — at least not in the Little Apple of Manhattan, Kansas.
Chandler, AZ became the third community in one week to reject a Wal-Mart (see Eureka, CA and Manhattan, KS stories below). 750 residents jammed into
A WMT EMPLOYEE SHOT & KILLED 2 OF HIS COWORKERS IN GEORGIA.A WMT press officer said the company was "heartbroken by what's happened…There's no place for violence in our stores.” Yet WMT is the most dangerous place in America to shop. https://t.co/m92DdRyZLJ https://t.co/zcQyxCdV0t
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