Full Terms & Conditions of access and use can be found at http://www.tandfonline.com/action/journalInformation?journalCode=rtpg20 Download by: [University of North Texas] Date: 17 September 2016, At: 17:52 The Professional Geographer ISSN: 0033-0124 (Print) 1467-9272 (Online) Journal homepage: http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/rtpg20 Decoding the Development Strategy of a Major Retailer: Wal-Mart's Expansion in the United States Murray D. Rice, Anthony Ostrander & Chetan Tiwari To cite this article: Murray D. Rice, Anthony Ostrander & Chetan Tiwari (2016) Decoding the Development Strategy of a Major Retailer: Wal-Mart's Expansion in the United States, The Professional Geographer, 68:4, 640-649, DOI: 10.1080/00330124.2016.1140494 To link to this article: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00330124.2016.1140494 Published online: 30 Mar 2016. Submit your article to this journal Article views: 65 View related articles View Crossmark data