Maybe people believe Wal-Mart is actually hurting the consumers of America‚ with its low prices and imported products. Some of this may be true‚ but Wal-Mart offers many more positives toward the country than negatives. • Variety of Consumer goods in one store. One of the biggest reasons that Wal-Mart is a beneficial company towards America is that the store offers large variety. The store sells everything from clothes to electronics and food. Many customers flock to Wal-Mart because they are
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’Walmart-ization’ Wal-Mart operates as a distributor‚ and retailer of consumer goods. Wal-Mart’s history is one of innovation‚ leadership and success. It started with a single store in Rogers‚ Arkansas in 1962 and has grown to what is now the world’s largest - and arguably‚ the most emulated - retailer. Some researchers refer to Wal-Mart as the industry trendsetter. 1.4 million Employees worldwide‚ Wal-Mart’s workforce is now larger than that of GM‚ Ford‚ GE‚ and IBM combined. Wal-Mart has enormously
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States‚ are receiving increasing scrutiny"(1) No where in the US can you own a sweatshop. The sweatshop labor is cheap to run and is one way that they can keep the price down. "The truth is that Wal-Mart has let America down by lowering wages‚ forcing good paying American jobs overseas‚ and cutting costs with total disregard for the values that have made this nation great."(3) Some of the facts about Wal Mart are not something that they want you to see. "In 2001‚ sales associates‚ the most common
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Is Wal-Mart Good for America? Currently Wal-Mart has 4‚227 stores in the U.S and 3‚210 internationally. Wal-Mart is the largest retailer in the world. In 2004 Wal-Mart accounted for 6.5 percent of the retail sales. In 2004 Wal-Mart had 1.3 million employees (Emek Basker). Sam Walton‚ a former JC Penney employee‚ started a small store named Walton’s in Bentonville‚ Arkansas in 1945. It grew into a multi-million dollar retail company known as Wal-Mart. Wal-Mart has done great things for
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Wal-Mart Is Good For America. Immediately after watching the Frontline piece‚ “Is Wal-Mart good for America?” I felt that Wal-Mart was wrong for some of the things they are doing. The movie focused on how Wal-Mart was hurting American businesses‚ leaving many people without jobs. They do this by forcing their suppliers into meeting their price demands‚ which in turn leaves the supplying company’s managers with no choice other than to cut prices at all cost. Cutting the cost of raw materials
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Is Wal-Mart Good for America? Wal-Mart is both good and bad for America in many different ways. Wal-Mart has cost people many jobs but it has also helped keep U.S inflation down. Wal-Mart also creates many jobs for people but does not pay those people at minimum wage‚ but at a lower wage. Also Wal-Mart gets there products from overseas causing a lower standard of living here. Wal-Mart also doesn’t offer their employees with health insurance. Wal-Mart has destroyed local businesses but it has also
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The Lowest Price is Unethical The worldwide corporation name‚ Wal-Mart‚ is best known for its endless selection of products for sale and their everyday lowest prices in town. Unfortunately these attractive characteristics arise from the act of breaking 18th century philosopher’s ethical theories. Wal-Mart is guilty of using their employees and suppliers as a mere means to an ends for the highest corporate profits possible each quarter. Their practices alienate their employees from their work efforts
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Media tends to portray business in more of a negative light than a positive light. This is evident by the video about “Is Wal-Mart Good for America?” that was published by PBS. This video mainly described the negatives about Wal-Mart and rarely talked about the positives like saving people money. Most of the negative portrayal business receives from media is based on how some businesses actually do their business. Thus‚ for Wal-Mart to save people money‚ Wal-Mart has to demand and pressure suppliers
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The documentary film on Wal-Mart examines everything wrong with Wal-Mart that we do not see as consumers. I initially thought it would be good for a small town to get a large company like Wal-Mart to move in‚ but I now realize how wrong that thinking was. First we learn how Wal-Mart basically destroys the economy of a small town‚ putting everyone out of business‚ as they cannot compete. Family owned businesses that have been around for generations‚ a reflection of the American lifestyle and dream
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BAD-Mart Everyday many Americans shop at the retail giant Wal-mart. They sell everything from food for the refigerator to toys for children to furniture for your home. This retail monster saves many Americans money on day-to-day basics. "Always Low Prices" id the slogan for Wal-mart and they deliver the promise but at what cost? While charging low prices comes with consumer benefits‚ mounting evidence from across the country indicates that these benefits come at a steep price for American workers
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