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It was a rapid build, with most of the time spent raising the lot to make it level with access road. Once that was done, an army of workers erected the store quicker than a bunch of kids with a new Lego land kit.

PHOTO: DanCesar.com

Saturday 29th December was the official opening and a lot of people came out to see what the fuss was about. I snuck in with Dan & Cesar who were looking for some action shots while I snooped through some shopping carts to see what people were buying. However; Dan was captured within minutes by the Manager and offered an “Outside, or the camera goes away” ultimatum!
The store, about the same size as the one in Rivas is bright, well laid with prices all clearly marked. It’s a reasonable walk from the town centre or you can a catch a cab that’s leaving or coming back into town.

Pali is owned by Wal-Mart Central America. Wal-Mart was started by Sam Walton in the early sixties and is the largest retailer and employer in the world. In March 2006 they improved their interest in a Central American retailer to 51% and changed its name from CARHCO to Wal-Mart Central America. It currently has 38 Pali and 6 La Union stores in Nicaragua.

Wal-Mart Nicaragua supports “Tierra Fertil”, a program that assists over 600 producers in learning new agricultural techniques. In September 2007, Wal-Mart Nicaragua activated the program “Hand to Hand“ (Mano a Mano,) and collected 16 tons of groceries, medicine, and clothing for people of the Caribbean Coast affected by Hurricane Felix.

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