I don’t think Walmart’s decision will cause the Walmart haters to have a change of heart. It sounds to me like Walmart realized that they couldn’t prevail against a non-relenting barrage of negative press. There is a concerted effort, using union money, to force Walmart to unionize. The “Walmart is bad for America” stories will not stop because of this decision to not build at this site.
A few years back Disney wanted to put a theme park near Bull Run. The locals fought them tooth and nail.
Disney does everything pretty much first class, I think that it would have actually enhanced our appreciation of the war and what happened there.
How far was Walmart from The Wilderness Site?
What do unions have to do with historical battlefield sites?
If you were truly a free market supporter you wouldn’t condemn the market when it pushes back against a company.