Walmart Warns Employees if Democrats Win....
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No, didn't look it up. Our son thinks Wal-Mart is equivalent to the anti-Christ...so I am well documented on the status of Wal-Mart.
You mean they aren't the Anti-Christ???*L*
Honestly..I think Walmart is in a secure enough position now, they could start promoting Made in USA goods..Like feature specials...
You know...I was just thinking, didn't Wal-Mart originally profess to carrying 'only' products of U.S.A.? I mean when they first started? Prior to them being being a giant conglomerate? I can't remember, I may have to go look this up in "the files."
I think if ole Sam walton could see what it has turned into now he'd be both happy and sad..and yes I do believe Made in U.S was his goal...
Well now that has all been well said
Wallmart dont like Obamma. When Wally world started out with Sam it was goiing to be American Made. But time goes by no Unions and guees whats we get the China Commies goods, By the way need I remind everyone our govt keeps borrowing monie for China.
Now Wally dont like Demo or Obamma
Obamma from what alot of people on here has said is a Musseee. HMM
Well now, Obammma Mussee supposedly ok right.\
So I guess that means Wally wold support John Mcain
who Like wally world and the China connection as well.
Ok realy good.
so there Ya have it
Wally World China and Mcaine
Obamma the Mussee and American hmm
So who u gona vote fore the Commies supporter or
the Mussies supporter?
I think who ever said none of the above was correct.
Well whos goiing to be the Vice Presidntal Picks???
Good question I hope its an American and not a Mussee or Commie.
Wallmart dont like Obamma. When Wally world started out with Sam it was goiing to be American Made. But time goes by no Unions and guees whats we get the China Commies goods, By the way need I remind everyone our govt keeps borrowing monie for China.
Now Wally dont like Demo or Obamma
Obamma from what alot of people on here has said is a Musseee. HMM
Well now, Obammma Mussee supposedly ok right.\
So I guess that means Wally wold support John Mcain
who Like wally world and the China connection as well.
Ok realy good.
so there Ya have it
Wally World China and Mcaine
Obamma the Mussee and American hmm
So who u gona vote fore the Commies supporter or
the Mussies supporter?
I think who ever said none of the above was correct.
Well whos goiing to be the Vice Presidntal Picks???
Good question I hope its an American and not a Mussee or Commie.
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Veteran Expediter
Here is something to think about;
Sam Walton was around when Wal-Mart was expanding, when he died there were 1300 stores with over 220,000 employees. The idea or even considering that Sam Walton wanted to sell things all American went against his philosophy, the one that drove the expansion of the company to the point that when he died he achieved surpassing Toys R us in toy sales.
His philosophy was all about shorting the supply chain to an efficient model in order to supply stores cheaply to keep things moving off the shelf as much as possible at the same time providing less expensive products to the consumer. For those who know what I am talking about, great, but for those who don’t, the concepts are easy to figure out, transportation cost drive a lot of the cost, keeping the transportation cost down allows a savings passed on to the consumer. Transportation includes the warehousing and order distribution by the way, it is not all about the trucks, planes or ships. If you want to see it in action, get a tour of one of their distribution center or even a place like CDW or HP.
All American?
No way…
As far as unions go and wages, no one forces anyone to work there. If it is so bad, then well maybe no one would work there, would they?
Since when is a person entitled to a certian wage? Seems to me if you want to do better than Wally World wages you improve your education and get a better job. Or move to an area where better jobs are available. I have had people who worked for me, for lack of a better term, who told me that they were entitled to a "living wage" and they would only just show up for less. I fired them. I had a VERY hard time finding people who wanted to work for a wage no matter how much they were paid. Shoot, I had trouble finding people who could read, write or speak even basic Standard American English. As to what Wally World sells, they only sell what we ask them to. We, for the most part, shop by price, not quality or country of origin. I sold zillions of fishing rods, most were made in Korea. Most were low end low quality rods. I had American made rods on the floor. They were high quality and expensive. Expensive for two reasons, higher wages and higher quality. The UAW guys would come in and ask for an American made rod. I would show them the G. Loomis or St. Crouix rods. High end rods. They would complain about the prices, I would inform them that American workers get paid better than Koreans. They almost always bought the cheap stuff. But they wanted top dollar for thier work, go figure. Want to know the mark up on rods? Most rods made overseas that sell for 100-150 cost the company selling them about $25. Before you hit the roof, most retail operations need a gross margine of 40 -50% just to pay the bills. Layoutshooter
Just in case you are wondering, a high end rod like a G. Loomis or St Croix will catch on average 30% more fish then the cheap rods.(even more in the hands of someone who knows how to fish) The reason? Sensitivity. You will feel strikes on the better rods that you will never notice with a Ugly Stick or Zebco special. I use mainly St. Croix excecpt for my walleye jiggin rod which is a self modified G. Loomis. You have no idea how hard it is to cut 2" off the tip of a $350.00 fishing rod before you even use it once. BUT, walleye are worth it!!! LOL layoutshooter
HowStuffWorks "How Wal-Mart Works"
So what is the deal with Wal-Mart and outsourcing? You may have heard that Wal-Mart sends manufacturing jobs overseas, but also remember that Wal-Mart once touted a "Buy America" campaign. Here's how the discrepancy sorts out.
In 1985, Walton launched a "Bring it Home to the USA" program, offering to pay suppliers as much as 5 percent more for products made in the United States. However, that philosophy quietly faded in the 1990s, as Wal-Mart joined other retailers in a quest to find the cheapest sources of production around the world. In 1995, Wal-Mart said that 6 percent of its total merchandise was imported. A decade later, experts estimated that Wal-Mart imported about 60 percent of its merchandise.
Wal-Mart pushed the retail industry to establish the universal bar code, which forced manufacturers to adopt common labeling. The bar allowed retailers to generate all kinds of information -- creating a subtle shift of power from manufacturers to retailers. Wal-Mart became especially good at exploiting the information behind the bar code and is considered a pioneer in developing sophisticated technology to track its inventory and cut the fat out of its supply chain.
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[/FONT] Recently, Wal-Mart became the first major retailer to demand manufacturers use radio frequency identification technology (RFID). The technology uses frequencies to transmit data stored on small tags attached to pallets or individual products. RFID tags hold significantly more data than bar codes. During the first eight months of 2005, Wal-Mart experienced a 16 percent drop in out-of-stock merchandise at its RFID-equipped stores, according to a University of Arkansas study (as reported in Fortune Small Business magazine).
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