Could This 20-Stone Barrow Boy Halt the March of Wal-Mart? ; the Eastender Standing Up to a Retail Giant That Wants to Build a Superstore On His Market Pitch

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They are both giants. In one corner is Wal-Mart the Pounds 100 billion American retail giant that swallowed Britain's Asda supermarket chain. In the other is Neil Stockwell, an east London barrow boy. They may seem a little mismatched, until you realise that Stockwell weighs 20 stone and is definitely no pushover.

He is also no film star but he does have an important role to play in an explosive new documentary called Wal-Mart: The High Cost Of Low Price. It is a film that is causing as much outcry as Supersize Me, which took McDonald's to task in devastating fashion.

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Could This 20-Stone Barrow Boy Halt the March of Wal-Mart? ; the Eastender Standing Up to a Retail Giant That Wants to Build a Superstore On His Market Pitch

Stockwell's East End tones stand out among the overwhelmingly American accents of the film, which delves 'into the deeply personal stories and everyday lives of families and communities struggling to ...

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