right. I found the pickle example in the Fast Company article quite interesting -- while their sales skyrocketed due to Walmart, their profit went DOWN.
>Its more than that. Part of their approach to suppliers is to demand >that the suppliers keep cutting their prices to Walmart, around 5 - >10% per year. Then if the supplier balks, Walmart simply goes to China >or other 3rd world country and finds a company to make the same >product for even cheaper. > >To me it very reminiscent of a protection racket. > >larry > >On 1/16/06, Nick McClure <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:192655 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
