This story has played out in countless places across the U.S.
The most likely outcome: Dollar General or Family Dollar will plant a
mini-Wal-Mart store to sop up the leavings.
On 2017-07-10 08:11, Hillary Shaw wrote:
> Kimball loses its main supermarket, a Wal-Mart. The community lost a
> lot more than its only supermarket too.
>
> https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jul/09/what-happened-when-walmart-left
>
> Not just the town's only foodstore, but its main employer, social
> centre, and food bank supporter too.
>
> Worth a look on Google Streetview (make sure you get the right
> Kimball, in West Virginia ( WV ) there are others in the US. The
> place has similarities to the Welsh Valleys communities,
> http://fooddeserts.org/images/CURA%20project.htm
>
> It's hard to see an economic future for the place, many other stores
> closed up, and that was in 2015 (Google Stretview date) - and
> giving the main road through the place the name 'Coal Heritage Road'
> isn't going to help......you can't eat coal heritage, and it doesn't
> pay very good wages either.
>
> http://fooddeserts.org/images/000USA.htm
>
> Dr Hillary J. Shaw
> Director and Senior Research Consultant
> Shaw Food Solutions
> Newport
> Shropshire
> TF10 8QE
> _www.fooddeserts.org_
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