Families are walking up to locked doors. Workers are getting emails that end their livelihoods. Neighborhoods already on the edge are losing their last affordable option overnight. Walmart is closing 22 stores this year, from Chicago to Richmond, Virginia — and for many, it feels like abandonment, not just business. The official reason? “Poor financial performan… Continues… For the people who shopped and worked there, “poor financial performance” doesn’t feel like an explanation; it feels like a verdict. In Chicago, four stores are disappearing from communities that already struggle for access to fresh food and basic necessities. In Richmond, Virginia,...
Continues…