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Released: June 10, 2011
Retailers respond as value mania hits even the well-to-do
Source: Bruce Horovitz, USA Today
They make more than $100,000 a year. They're recently back from a vacation to Aruba — via freebie air miles. And they go shopping together for their groceries every week — at Walmart. The Whited family of Marietta, Ga., never expected that Walmart would become their shopping anchor. Or that value would become their shopping mantra. But they have little choice.Read Full Article: Retailers respond as value mania hits even the well-to-do
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