Amid the closure of 150 or so Walmarts across the country, the booming Washington, D.C., region did not escape without casualties. Two planned stores in poorer parts of town, east of the Anacostia river, will not be built.

Three Walmarts, including one that opened on H Street two years ago, have been built in the city limits — but in the wealthier parts of town. I visited the H Street Walmart this week and spoke with associates and shoppers about the impending winter storm expected to rock the region in a few days, as well as the cancelled Walmarts.