Walmartwatch.com has done a tremendous job in clearly displaying how Wal-Mart has continued to reign as Americas number one growing cancer.  Their primary focus is to:

“bridge the gap between ordinary citizens and community organizations concerned about Wal-Mart’s unchecked growth and negative impact on our society. We challenge Wal-Mart to embrace its moral responsibility as the nation’s biggest and most important corporation.”

What’s more is that they expose unethical marketing practices that focus on lower income shoppers spending clearly beyond their means on items that they initially believed were beyond their financial limits.  Meanwhile these same shoppers may skimp on necessities, and in the end spend more than they would at a standard retail or food outlet.  This pattern then repeats itself…get a bunch of food for a good price, and then blow the rest on flashy items that catch your eye in passing.

Walmartwatch also has a wonderful flash based map that allows visitors to update locations that aren’t already shown.  They state:

“With more than 4,000 units (stores and distribution centers) in the United States alone, Wal-Mart controls an enormous amount of real estate. The map below includes profiles for most current and planned U.S. Wal-Mart stores and distribution centers.”

Above is the most recent version showing all the Wal-Mart locations throughout the country.  You can update the map or see additional information here.