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Store wars : when Wal-Mart comes to town / Bullfrog Films presents ; [in association with] Independent Television Service ; a film by Micha X. Peled ; produced by Teddy Bear Films ; written, directed, produced by Micha X. Peled.

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Store Wars follows the one-year conflict that polarizes Ashland, Virginia, population 7,200, when Wal-Mart decides it wants to build a megastore there. The ensuing debate pits neighbor against neighbor in a battle as protracted and bitter as those fought in the Old West between ranchers and farmers...

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Online Access: Streaming Video (via Docuseek)
Corporate Authors: Bullfrog Films, Teddy Bear Films, Independent Television Service
Other Authors: Peled, Micha X. (Screenwriter), Halpern, Charles (Narrator)
Other title:When Wal-Mart comes to town
Format: Electronic Video
Language:English
Published: [Oley, Pennsylvania] : [Distributed by] Bullfrog Films, [2015]
Subjects:
Wal-Mart (Firm)
Industries > Social aspects > United States > Case studies.
Discount houses (Retail trade) > United States > Case studies.
Retail trade > United States > Case studies.
Small business > United States > Case studies.
Ashland (Va.) > Politics and government.
Discount houses (Retail trade)
Industries > Social aspects.
Politics and government.
Retail trade.
Small business.
United States.
Virginia > Ashland.
Case studies.
Documentary television programs.
Nonfiction television programs.
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Summary:Store Wars follows the one-year conflict that polarizes Ashland, Virginia, population 7,200, when Wal-Mart decides it wants to build a megastore there. The ensuing debate pits neighbor against neighbor in a battle as protracted and bitter as those fought in the Old West between ranchers and farmers over land-use issues. The struggle between conflicting versions of the American dream has on one side those who want to preserve their seemingly idyllic small-town way of life versus those who believe in the positive economic benefits Wal-Mart promises. This truly American story is about the right of a community to determine its own future: Which values are most important? Who gets to decide?
Item Description:Title from title frames.
Originally produced by: Teddy Bear Films, c2001.
Physical Description:1 streaming video file (57 min.)
Audience:7 and up.
Production Credits:Camera, Allen Moore ; editor, Ken Schneider ; composer, Pete Sears.
Participant or Performer:Voice over narration, Charles Halpern.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Source of description: Online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed June 30, 2015).

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