Wal-Mart Plans Classes on Small-Business Survival

from National Public Radio

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has announced plans to open more than 50 new locations in the next two years in urban areas, where it has often met with criticism and local opposition in the past. The company plans to offer seminars to mom-and-pop stores about how to survive when Wal-Mart comes to their neighborhood. Michele Norris talks with Charles Fishman, senior writer for Fast Company magazine.

Broadcast Dates

• All Things Considered, April 5, 2006