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Wednesday, November 05, 2003

For once, i agree with Doug Rae

But Douglas Rae, a professor in the School of Management who specializes in cities and economic planning, said despite the fact that Wal-Mart offers a number of low-wage jobs and competitive prices, it tends to devastate small retail in cities. He said while the store is not drastically different from Kmart, the placement of a Wal-Mart in New Haven is, on the whole, a bad idea.

"Small business is vital to the city," Rae said, "and Wal-Mart is a toxin."

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