Top things you should know more about Wal-mart
Wal-Mart exports its borderline free market practices to over a dozen countries led by the Rollback Man -- a mascot who “rolls back prices” and who, in every which way, demonstrates a spectacular lack of imagination. If you don’t know what he looks like, simply imagine a 1970s smiley face on the period at the end of this sentence, then remove any residual indication of personality. Leave it to Wal-Mart not only to employ this two-pencil-strokes-shy-of-a-speck mascot, but also to try to trademark it in 2006, claiming they had a lot invested in the smiley face.
The Wal-Mart You Don't Know
The giant retailer's low prices often come with a high cost. Wal-Mart's relentless pressure can crush the companies it does business with and force them to send jobs overseas. Are we shopping our way straight to the unemployment line? full story via fastcompany
10 Reasons Target is Better than Wal-Mart
- Crime
- Target Doesn’t Destroy Small Towns
- Target’s Prices are Competitive
- I’ve Never Seen Anyone Wearing a NASCAR Shirt, Purple Sweat Pants, and Pink Fluffy Slippers at Target
- Employees (An Anecdote)
- Happy Customers
- Cleanliness
- Better Parking Lots
- Positive Atmosphere
- Wider Aisles
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5 Things You Didn't Know: Wal-Mart
1- Every week, over one-third of the U.S. population visits a Wal-Mart
2- Hillary Clinton was a member of the Board of Directors for six years
3- They pioneered a number of discount retail concepts
4- Only one organization in the world employs more people than Wal-Mart
5- They prefer part-time employees
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