How Wal-Mart Used Payoffs to Get Its Way in Mexico - NYTimes.com
Walmart a encore frappé, cette fois au Mexique
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By DAVID BARSTOW and ALEJANDRA XANIC von BERTRAB
December 17, 2012
Wal-Mart Abroad | How a retail giant fueled growth with bribes
The Bribery Aisle: How Wal-Mart Used Payoffs to Get Its Way in Mexico
Wal-Mart de Mexico was an aggressive and creative corrupter, offering large payoffs to get what the law otherwise prohibited, an examination by The New York Times found.
A preview of a New York Times investigation revealing bribery by Wal-Mart as it sought to build in the shadow of Mexico’s most revered cultural landmark, the pyramids of Teotihuacán.
SAN JUAN TEOTIHUACÁN, Mexico — Wal-Mart longed to build in Elda Pineda’s alfalfa field. It was an ideal location, just off this town’s bustling main entrance and barely a mile from its ancient pyramids, which draw tourists from around the world. With its usual precision, Wal-Mart calculated it would attract 250 customers an hour if only it could put a store in Mrs. Pineda’s field.
One major obstacle stood in Wal-Mart’s way.
After years of study, the town’s elected leaders had just approved a new zoning map. The leaders wanted to limit growth near the pyramids, and they considered the town’s main entrance too congested already. As a result, the 2003 zoning map prohibited commercial development on Mrs. Pineda’s field, seemingly dooming Wal-Mart’s hopes.
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