Based on my reading, no Wal-Mart book author has come close to achieving superb until now. Charles Fishman's The Wal-Mart Effect is almost certainly the best yet measured by depth and breadth of ...

Although the term was used in the 90s, “Walmart Effect” became ubiquitous with the release of a Charles Fishman book by the same name. VIEW press / Getty Images The Walmart Effect also has its ...

The cost savings for consumers are simple to calculate but don’t capture the company’s total effect on a community. The arrival of a Walmart ripples through a local economy, causing consumers ...

These conditions often go on to create the “Walmart Effect.” This is the theory that ... However, while the RPA is still technically on the books, it’s rarely invoked. The recent letter ...

author of The Wal-Mart Effect, a book about Walmart’s economic impacts on local and global communities. “No one is going to say, ‘Let’s buy our turkey breast and pasta from Walmart ...