A new Wal-Mart store ignites fight in Mexico
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A new Wal-Mart store near the 2,000-year-old pyramids of the Teotihuacan Empire has ignited fights of Mexican conservationists and nationalists who state that US is retailer is destroying their culture at the foot of one of MexicoEs greatest treasures. The Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s plans to construct a 71,902-square-foot store near the Pyramids of Sun and Moon of Mexico City due to which many of the demonstrators are protesting the plans while some welcoming the 180 jobs with the store.
Publication Name: Philadelphia Inquirer (PA)
Subject: Business, regional
ISSN: 0885-6613
Year: 2004
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Great deals listed for, not at, Wal-Mart
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Wal-Mart Stores Incorporation, the world's largest retailer, has obtained about $1 billion in local and state subsidies for its stores and distribution centers. The Wal-Mart store helped Wal- mart assemble its network of distribution centers that are the backbone of its retailing empire.
Publication Name: Philadelphia Inquirer (PA)
Subject: Business, regional
ISSN: 0885-6613
Year: 2004
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Squaring off over Wal-Mart plan
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A new Wal-Mart store in Port Richmond, Pennsylvania would offer jobs for construction workers, but people are concerned about traffic and trash. Wal-Mart is a non-union store.
Publication Name: Philadelphia Inquirer (PA)
Subject: Business, regional
ISSN: 0885-6613
Year: 2003
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