fka ftc said:
Good story from 32 years ago about the effects of Walmart putting in and then leaving. Much more retailers like Dollar General / Family Dollar to fill the void, plus Amazon, etc.

Hearne is near and dear to me and this decimated the downtown when they arrived and then the town itself when they pulled out.

Remember as a child talking to one of the old clothing store owners as my grandma was buying material and patterns to make dresses. He was closing up about 5-6 years after Walmart arrived. Western Auto held out until the 90's.

https://www.nytimes.com/1990/12/14/us/wal-mart-once-again-shakes-up-texas-town.html

Probably one of the first and only times Hearne made the NYT.
And Wal-Mart in Hearne closed precisely because of theft.
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