Wal-Mart Returns With “Smaller” Superstore
Wal-Mart has turned a dead deal into a done deal by shrinking the size of its store to avoid town-owned land bought with federal dollars.
Wal-Mart has turned a dead deal into a done deal by shrinking the size of its store to avoid town-owned land bought with federal dollars.
Residents in White Lake, Michigan have learned the hard way that national chain stores call the shots, not local officials. After five months of negotiations,
The Wal-Mart discount store on Highland Road in White Lake, Michigan is roughly 127,000 s.f. The store, which has a pharmacy, photo center, portrait studio,
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