The City Council here voted late Tuesday to ban certain giant retail stores, dealing a blow to Wal-Mart's potential to expand in the nation's eighth-largest city. The measure, approved on a 5-3 vote, prohibits stores of more than 90,000 square feet that use 10% of space to sell groceries and other merchandise that is not subject to sales tax. It takes aim at Wal-Mart Supercenter stores, which average 185,000 square feet and sell groceries. (USA Today, Wednesday)
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