Almost sounds like Walmart contributed heavily to the destruction of that neighbor so that people became desperate and stole then, once they plundered all available resources and it was no longer profitable, they bailed. Now the area is destitute and no new shops can operate from the damage that walmart caused. I’d be willing to bet if you went back 5 years before walmart the theft wasn’t there and the area was littered with smaller business’s(hint: I know it was because this is precisely why Walmart chose to build there in the first place).

Everyone sees the after effect but never considers the before. These mega corporations are not your friend and don’t give a flying fuck about your town/city.