[klaatumail] Re: How Big is Walmart?
- From: Jaimie Vernon <bullseyecanada@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <klaatumail@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2011 10:51:30 -0400
Many of these 'facts' are just laughable. WalMart is the biggest company to
ever exist on earth? Please.
They haven't stepped off the continent yet - unlike ubiquitous oil companies
(BP, Imperial Oil, Shell, etc) or fast-food chains McDonalds.
And David B. is correct. Wal*Mart's purchasing is done twice annually in 3 day
long 'tradeshows'. Vendors and manufacturers must first apply to Wal*Mart to
have their product vetted. THEN they're given permission to attend the
tradeshow, demonstrate the product and give a sales pitch to a panel of
Wal*Mart procurement agents. If these steps are met and approved, Wal*Mart then
negotiates a 2-3 year contracts where wholesale price is offered at pennies to
the dollar. Vendors, desperate to get into Wal*Mart stores often take a LOSS on
their wares just to get the visibility and the bulk purchasing clout Wal*Mart
demands.
On two occasions I was given the chance to have Bullseye products made
available stateside on our "Taking Care of Xmas" CD compilation and an Ian
Anderson DVD/CD combo pack. I was offered $0.36 per unit on the Xmas disc and
$0.77 on the Ian Anderson package. I told them to bite me. I'm wasn't in
business to make Wal*Mart MORE rich unless I was going to get some of that
action as well.
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> From: David_Bradley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> To: klaatumail@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [klaatumail] Re: Fwd: Fw: How Big is Walmart?
> Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2011 13:29:01 +0000
>
> > I'm no fan of Mal*Wart, but I doubt that most of these 'facts' are correct.
> > In
> > any case, you can't boycott a company as big as Wal-Mart. Remember all
> > those
> > boycotts against Shell and BP?
> 16. The official U.S. Government position is that
> Wal-Mart's prices are no lower than anyone else's when
> compared to a typical families weekly purchases. That's
> the view of the statisticians at the Bureau Of Labor
> Statistics (BLS) responsible for calculating the Consumer
> Price Index (CPI).
>
> Not to mention that the U.S. Government doesn't have "official positions" on
> the prices of retailers compared to others. And for anyone who ships at
> Walmart and other stores, it's very obvious that you save a TON of money at
> Walmart, especially on food. Items that cost $1.49 at my local supermarket
> cost $0.44 at Walmart.
>
> The fact that they carry name brands, the same brands AND models as other
> retailers shows the falsehood of the claim that Walmart's products mostly
> come from China. They come from the same place as every other retailer, some
> from China, some from other places.
>
> And so they are successful and make money, isn't that the objective of every
> person who goes to work every day? Shame on you all for wanting to make
> money.
>
> Give me a break folks!
>
> Dave
>
>
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