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Victor_c3

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1. That little spot of nothing in upstate NY, that's where I grew up

Reply to grahamhgreen (Original post)

Fri Jan 10, 2014, 06:31 AM

Jan 2014

As far as I know, we're the only region in the US that, when walmart announced their intentions to open a store there, successfully fought off and kept walmart out.

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Growth of Walmart in the USA [View all] grahamhgreen Jan 2014 OP

That little spot of nothing in upstate NY, that's where I grew up Victor_c3 Jan 2014 #1

2006 yeoman6987 Jan 2014 #3

Depends on what you mean by "region"; I know of a town here that did the same. Brickbat Jan 2014 #8

that's scary.... tulsakatz Jan 2014 #2

Cancer comes immediately to mind. rurallib Jan 2014 #4

Cancer or that flesh-eating disease. Emelina Jan 2014 #5

I wish I had an idea that could spread that fast. CFLDem Jan 2014 #6

Notice how it proliferated in poor red states first Populist_Prole Jan 2014 #7

Walmart started out as a good idea filling a real need. Egalitarian Thug Jan 2014 #10

They should change those sanitary looking blue dots to Red. nt adirondacker Jan 2014 #9