Is Wal-Mart good for America?

[Shawn]

If anyone's interested PBS has a program called Is Wal-Mart Good For America?. I had to watch this for my Sociology class and I was amazed by how much power wal-mart really has. It's amazing how many companies wal-mart has put out of business.

They were talking about how Wal-mart sets the prices and basically tells the manufacturers how much they are going to pay for something. I used to work for Publix and we had a meeting months back discussing the increasing competition from Wal-mart and how we had to earn our customers with customer service because we couldn't afford to make our prices as low as Wal-Mart's. My manager even said that Wal-Mart tells the manufacturers how much they are going to pay but Publix doesn't have that kind of power. So Publix pays a lot more for their goods than Wal-Mart does.

 

[shortylickens]

So long as the politicians are secure.
Kick-backs can really help a congressmans retirement.

 

[SVT Cobra]

yes

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[Kalbi]

yes. nothing wrong with forcing chinese manufacturings to charge less for stuff.

 

[ajpa123]

Originally posted by: Shawn
If anyone's interested PBS has a program called Is Wal-Mart Good For America. I had to watch this for my Sociology class and I was amazed by how much power wal-mart really has. It's amazing how many companies wal-mart has put out of business.

They were talking about how Wal-mart sets the prices and basically tells the manufacturers how much they are going to pay for something. I used to work for Publix and we had a meeting months back discussing the increasing competition from Wal-mart and how we had to earn our customers with customer service because we couldn't afford to make our prices as low as Wal-Mart's. My manager even said that Wal-Mart tells the manufacturers how much they are going to pay buy Publix doesn't have that kind of power. So Publix pays a lot good for their goods than Wal-Mart does.

huh ?
I remember reading articles about Vlasic pickles and mountain bikes explaining Walmarts bullying power.. you should try to find those.

 

[Shawn]

Originally posted by: Kalbi
yes. nothing wrong with forcing chinese manufacturings to charge less for stuff.

Even if we have a 100 billion dollar trade deficit with China?

 

[s0ssos]

Originally posted by: Shawn
They were talking about how Wal-mart sets the prices and basically tells the manufacturers how much they are going to pay for something.

you mean, like hmo's and health insurance companies?

 

[Wag]

ulls out chair and sits back.:

 

[PrinceofWands]

Nope, not in any way, shape or form.

 

[AnonymouseUser]

WalMart is not good for the US.

 

[Raincity]

Originally posted by: Shawn
If anyone's interested PBS has a program called Is Wal-Mart Good For America. I had to watch this for my Sociology class and I was amazed by how much power wal-mart really has. It's amazing how many companies wal-mart has put out of business.

They were talking about how Wal-mart sets the prices and basically tells the manufacturers how much they are going to pay for something. I used to work for Publix and we had a meeting months back discussing the increasing competition from Wal-mart and how we had to earn our customers with customer service because we couldn't afford to make our prices as low as Wal-Mart's. My manager even said that Wal-Mart tells the manufacturers how much they are going to pay buy Publix doesn't have that kind of power. So Publix pays a lot good for their goods than Wal-Mart does.

You?re just learning this now. You could see what a giant Wal-Mart was when they stopped stocking Rubbermaid products in the mid nineties causing Rubbermaid to go under.

 

[KK]

If the businesses don't want to lower their prices then they don't have to deal with Walmart. There is nobody forcing these companies to sell at low prices.

 

[yllus]

The purpose of a corporation is not to be good or bad to a community or even nation, that goodwill is for the people it employs to provide.

 

[AnonymouseUser]

Originally posted by: KK
If the businesses don't want to lower their prices then they don't have to deal with Walmart. There is nobody forcing these companies to sell at low prices.

If only that were true.

 

[KK]

Originally posted by: AnonymouseUser

Originally posted by: KK
If the businesses don't want to lower their prices then they don't have to deal with Walmart. There is nobody forcing these companies to sell at low prices.

If only that were true.

Are you saying that if I make widgets, that I got to sell them to walmart for whatever walmart wants them for? I, for one wouldn't allow walmart to sell my widgets, even if they sold them for what I wanted to sell them for.

 

[FoBoT]

yes, yes it is

i like my very inexpensive china made products

it saves me money, so i like walmart

 

[sonz70]

From the responses in this thread, you can see where they got the "average american only looks 1-2 years into the future" idea.

 

[webcammie]

i hate walmart.

 

[AnonymouseUser]

Originally posted by: KK

Originally posted by: AnonymouseUser

Originally posted by: KK
If the businesses don't want to lower their prices then they don't have to deal with Walmart. There is nobody forcing these companies to sell at low prices.

If only that were true.

Are you saying that if I make widgets, that I got to sell them to walmart for whatever walmart wants them for? I, for one wouldn't allow walmart to sell my widgets, even if they sold them for what I wanted to sell them for.

WalMart would buy widgets from China and sell them for little to no profit, forcing their competition to follow suit. You would then be forced to sell your widgets for less if you wanted to sell any at all.

 

[Ornery]

Is Wal-Mart good for America?

Fvcking aye! :thumbsup:

It's GREAT for consumers, tired of being butt raped by mom & pop shops who used to be the only game in town!

Nobody is forced to work there, buy there or sell there.

 

[sonz70]

Originally posted by: Ornery
Is Wal-Mart good for America?

Fvcking aye! :thumbsup:

It's GREAT for consumers, tired of being butt raped by mom & pop shops who used to be the only game in town!

Nobody is forced to work there, buy there or sell there.

Do you have any concept of business practices?

 

[Skunkwourk]

Its weird hearing about how powerful Walmart is cause I've never seen a Wal-mart in LA. I've heard that some residents don't want Walmarts though because it lowers property value due to the majority of the demographic that shops there. I dunno how much validity there is to that.

 

[cheesewhiz]

Is walmart good for america? Who cares.

The people THINK walmart is what they want. They continue to shop there, even knowing about their business practices and human rights treatment and worker treatment.

I'm not going to fight their fight if they don't want to fight it. If they know what they want, they deserve to get it good and hard.

 

[Skunkwourk]

Originally posted by: Ornery
Is Wal-Mart good for America?

Fvcking aye! :thumbsup:

It's GREAT for consumers, tired of being butt raped by mom & pop shops who used to be the only game in town!

Nobody is forced to work there, buy there or sell there.

And when theres nothing left BUT Walmart, they'll raise prices and CHOICES will be a thing of the past.

 

[KK]

Originally posted by: AnonymouseUser

Originally posted by: KK

Originally posted by: AnonymouseUser

Originally posted by: KK
If the businesses don't want to lower their prices then they don't have to deal with Walmart. There is nobody forcing these companies to sell at low prices.

If only that were true.

Are you saying that if I make widgets, that I got to sell them to walmart for whatever walmart wants them for? I, for one wouldn't allow walmart to sell my widgets, even if they sold them for what I wanted to sell them for.

WalMart would buy widgets from China and sell them for little to no profit, forcing their competition to follow suit. You would then be forced to sell your widgets for less if you wanted to sell any at all.

Let them sell the chinese crap, I'll stick to selling to local authorized dealers.