Walmart-ville

Even as thousands of protesters pour out on the streets of Mumbai protesting against Walmart and Walmart-esque stores across India, Goodmagazine has this very interesting InfoGraphic on how widespread and large Walmart stores really are.


It turns out, Manhattan is a tad bit smaller than all the Walmarts put together.

This brings us to a bigger question: Walmarts are going to wipe out small traders? Computers are going to wipe out accountants? Robots are going to wipe out Factory Workers? Are we to just go back to the stone age so everybody can wield a club and go hunting?

Aren't the store chains going to provide hundreds of thousands of new (and higher paying) jobs in production, supply chain and outlet manning? I for one really support these mega-stores as it brings in convenience, so far available only in developed countries. But then again, I am an arm-chair theorist, these stores aren't going to hold back my next meal..