The planned Wal-Mart in Rego Park was killed by activists, so shoppers continue to shop at WM in neighboring Nassau county:
The [Wal-Mart sponsored] telephone survey by Fabrizo McLaughlin & Associates polled city shoppers.The folks at the Neighborhood Retail Alliance counter that shoppers want to travel to Wal-Mart:The results: 67% of Queens shoppers said they would likely shop at a New York City Wal-Mart store, 80% believe a city Wal-Mart would create jobs, 13% feel it would cost jobs and 59% of Queens shoppers would travel outside the city to shop, with Wal-Mart as their No. 1 destination.
Richard Lipsky, a lobbyist for the Neighborhood Retail Alliance, which represents 15,000 area merchants, countered that just because Queens residents shop at Wal-Mart doesn't mean they'd want one in their neighborhood.
Posted by Kevin on July, 12 2005 at 04:19 PM
