“Keep Our Walmart Open!”: What Happens When Walmart Closes Its Doors and Moves Away from Small Town Rural America?

Prasetyo, Yanu (2022) “Keep Our Walmart Open!”: What Happens When Walmart Closes Its Doors and Moves Away from Small Town Rural America? In: Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Rural Socio-Economic Transformation: Agrarian, Ecology, Communication and Community Development Perspectives, RUSET 2021, 14-15 September 2021, Bogor, West Java, Indonesia.

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Abstract

As a powerful global entity, Walmart has created a risk in the daily experience of rural Americans. It is not just an ordinary retail store, it is part of people's culture. This study attempted to describe the community response to the closure of Walmart stores in small towns. As a source of low-pri

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Date Deposited: 04 Mar 2026 15:17
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URI: http://eprints.eai.eu/id/eprint/38559

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