Artz, Georgeanne M.; Stone, Kenneth E. - In: Economic Development Quarterly 26 (2012) 4, pp. 298-310
Ken Stone conducted the first study of WalMart stores’ economic impact in Iowa in 1988. Since then, research on … WalMart’s strategic location decisions on estimated retail sales in Iowa. As is consistent with previous studies, we find … that WalMart’s entry into smaller trade centers in Iowa had a big initial impact on host-town retail sales, with some …