Home of Walmart HQ Reacts To Bribery Scandal

The Takeaway

Apple has Cupertino. Kodak had Rochester. And Walmart, of course, has Bentonville. The retail giant’s recent bribery scandal has the company on the defensive, but what about the company town? To find out what the denizens of Bentonville have to say about Walmart’s latest woes, we’re speaking with  Terri Niccum, one of the managers of Fred’s Hickory Inn in Bentonville.

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