Wal-Mart has abandoned its attempt to evade

Wal-Mart has abandoned its attempt to evade an ordinance in Calvert County, Maryland, that bans stores of more than 75,000 square feet in small town centers. The Bentonville, Arkansas, operator of more than 3,000 stores had intended to build a 74,998 sq. ft. store and a 22,689 sq. ft. garden center next to each other in Dunkirk, Maryland. The Washington Post reported May 17 that in the face of community opposition, the company decided to build a single store within the limit. u