While this article is about Canada, in many Midwest US communities Wal-Mart is the store. Mom and pop grocery stores shutdown years ago after not being able to compete. The nearest Kohl's/JCPenny's could be an hour drive away. Everything you buy on a weekly basis comes from Wal-Mart. A policy change like this in America would drastically affect many Midwesterners lives.
Very much so. I will often drive past the local Walmart at well after midnight and see a nearly full parking lot. The number of people who shop there is huge, and they do it because they are living on narrow margins and saving $0.50 on a jar of peanut butter is something that matters to them.
