Store wars /
In the U.S., Wal-Mart opens a new mega-store every two business days. Explores the impact of discount chain stores on American society and its values, and examines a local democracy in action--how one community reaches a difficult decision. Follows events in Ashland, Va., over a one-year period, fro...
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| Format: | Video VHS |
| Language: | English |
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Oley, PA :
Bullfrog Films,
[2001]
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| Online Access: | Study guide |
| Summary: | In the U.S., Wal-Mart opens a new mega-store every two business days. Explores the impact of discount chain stores on American society and its values, and examines a local democracy in action--how one community reaches a difficult decision. Follows events in Ashland, Va., over a one-year period, from the first stormy public hearing that galvanizes residents' opposition until the Town Council takes a final vote on the proposed Wal-Mart Store. Arguments for the store and against it are articulated and hotly debated. Includes comments from the mayor, Town Council members who will eventually make the decision, Wal-Mart representatives, and citizens who organize to block the store. Intended to offer a critical view of the Big Box industry as a whole, and to present all viewpoints on this controversial issue. |
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| Item Description: | Running time on cassette label: 56 min., 43 sec.; on container: 59 min. Produced by Teddy Bear Films, in association with the Independent Television Service. "A small town, a mega-store, a divided community; a story for the age of globalization"--Container. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videocassette (61 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in. |
| Format: | VHS. |
| Audience: | LAND. For grade 7 and up. |
| Production Credits: | Associate producer, Monica Z. Lam ; camera, Allen Moore ; editor, Ken Schneider ; music, Pete Sears. |
| ISBN: | 1560299037 |