[opendtv] Re: "Is Wal-Mart Good for America?"
- From: Dave Bittner <dave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2004 09:15:59 -0500
http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/77/walmart.html
On Nov 22, 2004, at 8:12 AM, Henry Baker wrote:
> Here is a company that is winning the
> old-fashioned way -- bringing better products to the consumer
> at lower prices -- and they get trashed for cutting off high
> cost suppliers and drawing customers away from high-priced
> competitors.
>
Clearly it's not that simple, based on the number of strong opinions
you'll find from people and companies who aren't too keen on the way
Walmart does business. Doing business with Walmart often means moving
your manufacturing to China, where labor is cheap and environmental
standards low. (We hate the idea of slave labor, but we LOVE $40 DVD
players!)
I have mixed feelings about Walmart. I avoid shopping there, but
primarily because I find it to be an unpleasant experience, with poorly
trained employees and a messy, chaotic environment.
Dave Bittner - Pixel Workshop Inc.
www.pixelworkshop.com
410.381.8555
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