it doesn't quite sound likely. ridiculous, actually On Wed, Nov 4, 2009 at 1:12 PM, Dillon, Meade M CIV SPAWARSYSCEN-ATLANTIC, 53310 <meade.m.dil...@navy.mil> wrote:
> My pro-capitalism piece for the day... > > "....The researchers take issue with a study by Wal-Mart Watch, one of > the chain's most dogged opponents, that claims that the expansion of a > single Iowa store in 2005 was responsible the closing of no less than > 1,581 small firms, "including 555 grocery stores, 298 hardware stores, > 293 building suppliers, 161 variety shops, 158 women's stores, and 116 > pharmacies." > > Sounds bleak, right? But the numbers don't add up. > > The data would imply a failure of 11.3 percent of all businesses in > the state of Iowa. If computed as a percentage of only small businesses, > Wal-Mart would be responsible for the failure of almost 30 percent of > all Iowa small businesses." > > Read more here: > > http://www.forbes.com/2009/11/03/creative-disruption-forbes-opinons-walm > art.html<http://www.forbes.com/2009/11/03/creative-disruption-forbes-opinons-walm%0Aart.html> > > Very respectfully, > /s/ > LCDR Max Dillon > '87 300TD 316k miles > '95 E300 274k miles > Charleston SC > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
