WAL-MART CLOSING Could Put 300 EMPLOYEES OUT OF WORK in Levy, AR

No smiley faces at Levy Wal-Mart [Dogtown Wire (Ark.)]

The new Wal-Mart Supercenter is close to opening in Sherwood, which means the Levy store No. 7 will soon be closing. KTHV’s video features Wal-Mart Senior Manager Public Relations Laurie Smalling touting higher gas prices and the store’s low priced goods as one reason the new store will benefit customers.

The report claims the Sherwood store will bring 300 jobs to Pulaski County, but it doesn’t say if this 300 reflects those jobs to be lost at Levy that would constitute a simple lateral move and not a true increase of 300.

It didn’t mention if workers in Levy have been transferred to Sherwood. KTHV requires a membership to view this video and to comment on its site. The lone posting was a negative promise not to shop at the retail giant and a lament on the loss of mom and pop stores.

Posted by Joel Nezianya on Wednesday, June 11, 2008