Walmart expanding to minority communities
Posted on July 7, 2010 in In the News
Within the next five years residents living in predominately minority communities on the South and West Sides may finally be able to buy basic services, such as groceries, without having to travel outside their comfort zone.
Bentonville, Ark-based Wal-mart Stores Inc. plans to build several dozen stores throughout Chicago as part of a $1 billion expansion plan, according to Steven Restivo, director of Community Affairs for the retail giant.
“We are evaluating Chicago neighborhoods that are in need of jobs, groceries and have a need for Walmart,” Restivo told the Defender. “I expect many of those neighborhoods to be on the West and South Sides with a large minority population.”
