A picture Wal Mart wishes was not on the net.

[glowing]

13. This was in protest to a Walmart grocery opening

up in the carrolwood area. They have every damned box store within spitting distance of everyone. They just don't want the "Walmart" in their "area".

Walmart came in and tried to tell the council it was only one of their Fresh Marts. One of their so called "green markets". They want the $ from the wealthier who tend to have some money and are cautious about what they buy and put in their bodies. It's not like they don't have Publix and Sweetbay and the Citrus Park Mall on their doorstep... Plus bed bath and beyond... And a few other types of these stores. They probably are only 5-10 miles from a Target or a super Walmart any way.

I'm glad they took a stand, but it was more about property values, traffic, and the "people" who would come into "their" little wealthy suburb area for a Walmart, than it is about jobs or wages. I drive thru this area all the time. This is an area where I actually see the Romney stickers on SUV's and "women for Romney" stickers proudly displayed. (These are the obe's I was talking about in another thread about white married women who "married" the right life for a certain lifestyle).

But whatever works to bring the news to the forefront and bring groups together for a common purpose against Walmart is fine by me!