The Impact of Walmart Store Closures on Communities in Chicago

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national.This decline occurred becausetitle 42 and the program was createdof community titles.closing of walmart storescreated a malaise,especially humble families.this because its economyIt depends on these stores.enrique garía fuentes spokewith the community about theirconcerns.>> very sad for me and forall the people in the neighborhood.enrique: with tears in theeyes and words loaded withanger yolanda says that theWalmart store closing inyour neighborhood will make your lifemore difficult for peoplebecause now they will pay more for theirfood.>> what am i going to do?because everything is very expensive here.life in chicago is expensive.>> bad because we didn’t know untilsome time and that’s bad.enrique: a few days ago in awalmart statement reportedon the closing of four ofits eight stores in chicagoexplaining what they are havinglosses of dozens of dollarsper year and that the prohibitedhave almost doubled inlast 5 years.the four stores that closeare located in neighborhoodsminority groups.It is estimated that the closure ofthis store in the neighborhood of thelittle village will affectapproximately 120,000residents, many ofwhich ones will they have to dotheir purchases to the suburb ofillinois.this user says it shouldreview the way thegovernment offers incentives tobig corporations.>> not just what they receivedsubsidies or aid to enter,but they made a promisebe here to stay.unfortunately what we seein such a short time and I already knowMany of these stores close.enrique: now the shelvesmerchandise is emptying,they are also removing thecorporation names andWhat remains is mainly apeople’s concern forget meds at lowcost.>> now all of a sudden they haveto look for another pharmacy,find how to get to thepharmacy and most of them