Thomas J. Holmes
For a movie with more recent data and better
graphics than mine, see this map constructed by FlowingData
My Movies of Wal-Mart Openings
2. Regional Distribution Center
Openings and Wal-Mart Store Openings
3. Supercenter openings and Food
Distribution Center openings
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for the opening data used to construct the above.
See the appendix of “The Diffusion of Wal-Mart and Economies of Density” for a description of the data and sources.