[AsburyPark] Re: German Smartz

2006-07-29 Thread dfsavgny
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In reference to Dan's comment: That's amazing that one company could account for such a percentage. According to the author of _Amazon.com: Take This Job and Ship It: How Corporate Greed and Brain-Dead Politics

[AsburyPark] Re: German Smartz

2006-07-28 Thread Hinge
I read that earlier today with glee! I've been to Germany many times, and their retail base is mostly oider, mom and pop style business's with tons of tradition, and loyal generations old followings. Too bad America doesn't get that. It's all about the mighty $ Jack --- In

[AsburyPark] Re: German Smartz

2006-07-28 Thread dfsavgny
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Looks like the Germans know how to resist at least some market forces: Interesting. Wal-Mart couldn't compete on price. The price king food chain in Germany is Aldi. I noticed one of their stores on Rte 35 S near 33. I think I

Re: [AsburyPark] Re: German Smartz

2006-07-28 Thread MarioAPNJ
In reference toDan's comment: That's amazing that one company could account for such a percentage. According to the author of Amazon.com: Take This Job and Ship It: How Corporate Greed and Brain-Dead Politics Are Selling Out America: Books: Byron Dorga who was Charlie Rose's guest

[AsburyPark] Re: German Smartz

2006-07-28 Thread jerseyjohn99
Gee, I wish Keady or Ms. Keady was still active on this board. Wal-Mart became the largest company in America by hiring the otherwise unemployable to sell mass-manufactured crap from China. Of COURSE it didn't work in Germany. It won't work anywhere that people have a societal obligation to