Anti-walmart flyer, DC

Anti-walmart flyer, DC
Originally uploaded by rllayman

Picked this up at the Yes! Grocery on Georgia Avenue over the weekend. (Note that Yes! is a great place to buy fresh spices in bulk--so they are cheaper and fresher.)

I don't have a scanner so I apologize for the flash effect.

I like the choice of images on the flyer. Classic example of the line: "a picture is worth 1,000 words."

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WRT Walmart, it's interesting how in DC, mostly elected officials have rolled over ("New DC economic chairman supports Ward 5 Wal-Mart" from the Post) while there is still a fight in New York City ("Walmart launches big NYC media and P.R. push" from Crains's New York Business) and the Office of Public Advocate produced a report on the negative economic impact of Walmart ("Wal-Mart’s Economic Footprint: A literature review prepared by Hunter College Center for Community Planning & Development and New York City Public Advocate Bill de Blasi").

It's true that DC zoning laws don't provide any leverage for opposing Walmart, unlike some other communities which have strong review provisions for larger scale retail (big box).

And imagining DC Council actually turning out high quality reports and analyses. I can't think of an example of such in recent memory.