Wal-Mart Culture
Fifteen years after opening its first store here, Wal-Mart has become part of the fabric of West Virginia, with 33 stores and 11,450 employees. Depending on your outlook, Wal-Mart is either a great American success story or the scourge of small-town USA. Read about it in this four-part series.
December 26, 2004
Small town Big Wal-Mart
Spencer lured the giant to town — what are the effects?
SPENCER -- Struggling stores tend to crumble under the pressure of a new Wal-Mart. Some say it's the ...
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December 26, 2004
Wal-Mart tops state CHIP list
Retailer stands out in program for uninsured kids
Wal-Mart appears most often on a list of employers whose workers' children get health insurance from ...
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December 24, 2004
Is Wal-Mart cheaper?
Random survey at area grocery stores shows it is
In a survey of grocery stores in the Charleston area, Wal-Mart prices were consistently lower than t ...
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December 21, 2004
When Wal-Mart lost
Seven years ago, Kanawha City stood up to a giant
To some, the late-1990s battle to keep the Arkansas-based retailer out of Kanawha City was a missed ...
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December 19, 2004
Wall to Wal
After a 15-year presence in West Virginia, Wal-Mart is a force, with more than 11,000 employees. But is it a success or a scourge?
WELCH -- Poverty-stricken McDowell County is one of Wal-Mart's next planned destinations in West Vir ...
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