In interviews, council members said they viewed Wal-Mart’s proposal through the prism of lingering resentments toward their public markets. Residents had long c

In interviews, council members said they viewed Wal-Mart’s proposal through the prism of lingering resentments toward their public markets. Residents had long complained about vendors inflating prices and rigging scales. They liked the way Wal-Mart challenged the old irritants of the Mexican shopping experience — stores that do not list prices; stores with no parking; stores with musty display cases. I can relate to the above here in Bangladesh. The local grocery chains as well as the mom and pop stores are notorious for price discrepancies but worse than that - they sell food that has been adulterated and even laced with chemicals. With Wal-Mart consumers would at least get better quality food relative to those sold by local businesses.