... I found this article to be a fascinatng look into WalMart's business practices when I read it a few months ago.
http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/77/walmart.html
Of particular note: "In January 1997, Master Lock announced that, after 75 years making locks in Milwaukee, it would begin importing more products from Asia. Not too long after, Master Lock opened a factory of its own in Nogales, Mexico. Today, it makes just 10% to 15% of its locks in Milwaukee--its 300 employees there mostly make parts that are sent to Nogales, where there are now 800 factory workers."
Buying from WalMart may help people buy cheap pickles and socks, but at the eventual cost of their jobs.
I don't consider the WalMart two blocks from my house to be anything but a nuisance. It's an incredibly busy place -- but then again, so is the McDonalds across the street. Neither are terribly good for you.
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Erik Schimek
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Midway, St Paul
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