Link, please. Not that I doubt you, but that kind of statement needs to be backed up. Every study and article I&#x27;ve seen over the past 10+ years that concludes the effect is neutral at best. Directly from the federal reserve bank:<p>&quot;Given some positive and some negative outcomes, it&#x27;s probably safest to say that Wal-Mart&#x27;s net imprint on a county&#x27;s health appears to be smaller than most perceive.&quot; [1]<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.minneapolisfed.org&#x2F;publications&#x2F;fedgazette&#x2F;the-walmart-effect-poison-or-antidote-for-local-communities" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.minneapolisfed.org&#x2F;publications&#x2F;fedgazette&#x2F;the-w...</a><p>[2] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;ag-econ.ncsu.edu&#x2F;wp-content&#x2F;uploads&#x2F;2015&#x2F;12&#x2F;novdec05.pdf" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;ag-econ.ncsu.edu&#x2F;wp-content&#x2F;uploads&#x2F;2015&#x2F;12&#x2F;novdec05...</a><p>[3] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.forbes.com&#x2F;sites&#x2F;timworstall&#x2F;2013&#x2F;03&#x2F;31&#x2F;of-course-walmart-destroys-retail-jobs-thats-the-darn-point-of-it-all&#x2F;#5f7df6c8152b" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.forbes.com&#x2F;sites&#x2F;timworstall&#x2F;2013&#x2F;03&#x2F;31&#x2F;of-course...</a>