The Impact of an Urban Wal-Mart Store on Area Businesses:An Evaluation of One Chicago Neighborhood’s Experience

ByJulie Davis,

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David Merriman,

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Lucia Samayoa,

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Brian Flanagan,

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Ron Baiman,

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and Joe Persky

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December 2009Research report prepared and published by the

Center for Urban Research and LearningLoyola University Chicago.

The authors gratefully acknowledge financial support for this research from theWoods Fund of Chicago.

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Center for Urban Research and Learning, Loyola University Chicago

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University of Illinois Chicago

For more information contact: David Merriman, Economics Department, University of Illinois Chicago, m/c 144, 601 S. Morgan St., Chicago, IL 60607 MC-144 1(312) 413-23681, 1dmerrim@uic.edu; or Julie Davis. Center for Urban Research and Learning,Loyola University Chicago, 820 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60611, 312-915-7529, jdavi14@luc.edu The

Center for Urban Research and Learning

(CURL) of Loyola University Chicagoseeks to promote equality and to improve people's lives in communities throughout theChicago metropolitan region. CURL pursues this goal by building and supportingcollaborative university-community research and education efforts. These partnershipsconnect Loyola faculty and students with community and nonprofit organizations, civicgroups, and government agencies. Such collaborations link the skills and knowledge present within every community with the specialized knowledge and academic disciplineof a vital urban university.More information on CURL and an electronic version of this report are available at:www.luc.edu/curl.