Wal-Mart breaks ground on controversial downtown Los Angeles grocery store as labor groups plan what they describe as largest anti-Wal-Mart protest in U.S. history

LOS ANGELES , June 27, 2012 (Industry Intelligence) – Wal-Mart Stores Inc. broke ground on its new downtown Los Angeles grocery store on June 26 as labor groups planned what it said what the largest anti-Wal-Mart protest in U.S. history, the Los Angeles Times reported June 27.



The company is building a 33,000-square-foot store in Chinatown that has been the subject of opposition by labor groups, who say the company pays substandard wages.



The protest set for the weekend of June 29 includes a concert and a march.



Supporters include the Chinatown Business Improvement District and the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce. George Yu, president of the Chinatown Business Improvement District, said local residents have not said they didn't want the store.



The primary source of this article is the Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, California, on June 27, 2012.

