Wal-mart lives by their motto: always low prices always. They don't set out to dick people around. They set out to lower prices. They are so cost conscious that their offices are furnished with floor samples and returns.
Sometimes in their quest to lower prices, bad things happen. Some businesses do go under, some quality does suffer because they do ask manufacturers to cut cost and businesses are so concerned with keeping in the Wal-mart chain that they comply. Sometimes people benefit as well. Consumers get low prices, new jobs and businesses are created around the Wal-mart. Sometimes there are bizarre consequence like saving trees. Years ago, Wal-mart pushed for deodorant to ship without a box. Eventually, the makers of deodorant complied, thus saving Wal-mart and consumers a few cents on every purchase. Since no box was needed, many tree were saved. However, the demand for cardboard decreased which probably cost a lot of people their jobs. Also, some people tell Wal-mart "No". Snapper refused to lower their cost anymore since they thought quality would suffer. They stopped selling to Wal-mart. Again, I highly recommend "The Wal-mart Effect". The author is not a hack for Wal-mart. He does an admirable job of trying to stay neutral. In the end, he sways slightly to the anti Wal-mart side but not too far. J - The Negro revolution is controlled by foxy white liberals, by the Government itself. But the Black Revolution is controlled only by God. - Malcolm X ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology-Michael-Dinowitz/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:328053 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
