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 perrymason rated 13 months ago- From the page: "The Wal-Mart You Don't Know"
The giant retailer's low prices often come with a high cost. Wal-Mart's relentless pressure can crush the companies it does business with and force them to send jobs overseas. Are we shopping our way straight to the unemployment ...
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 dustincoates rated 11 months ago- Copied from Fast Company.
- trajano rated 13 months ago
- From the page: "We want clean air, clear water, good living conditions, the best health care in the world - yet we aren't willing to pay for anything manufactured under those restrictions."
- RR16 rated 13 months ago
- It is amazing to see how this retailer works. The movie about it was excellent. I can see why many communities don't want them around.
- MattKeegan rated 13 months ago
- This article takes an in depth look at the business practices of retailing icon, Wal*Mart. While some readers are certain to use the article as a reason to bash the company, there are some positive aspects of dealing with the retailing giant: if you are a supplier you will learn work harder, faster and smarter.
The downside is obvious: lost American jobs and a decrease in the profit line for some companies, even bankruptcy if they cannot keep up with the Wal*Mart business model. In the end, are we benefiting from Wal*Mart's way of doing business or slowly killing ourselves off?
- perrymason rated 13 months ago
- From the page: "The Wal-Mart You Don't Know"
The giant retailer's low prices often come with a high cost. Wal-Mart's relentless pressure can crush the companies it does business with and force them to send jobs overseas. Are we shopping our way straight to the unemployment line?
now im not one of these anti-walmart hippy's who thinks they are evil or anything but i thought this was an interesting read and far better than your typical 'stop walmart' sites so i just had to thumb it up.
- zaibatsu-SU rated 13 months ago
- From the page: "The Wal-Mart You Don't Know"
- Vagabondage rated 13 months ago
- I hate Wal-mart. And here's a little info for those who think Wal-mart works on "micro-margins." I sell furniture for a living and i used to have a shop that sold Sauder brand furniture (that stuff that comes in a box). i sold everything at a 1.7 markup (a healthy furniture mark) I beat them in price (and i'm sure they paid less than me) on almost everything. One in five items they would sell for less than what i paid, but on all the others they charged more. it's all smoke and mirrors.
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