The Motley Fool has many interesting articles about Wal-Mart, and Serena Maranjian (rr) provides links and honest commentary:
The issues Wal-Mart faces are kind of big and can't be easily solved. It has come under attack for allegedly putting mom-and-pop businesses out of work, treating employees unfairly, and more. But the firm is trying to do some good, along with delivering low prices to consumers. It does engage in a lot of charitable giving, and it wants people to know about its good work. Learn more at www.walmartfacts.com. And type "Wal-Mart" into Amazon.com's search box to find a slew of books with strong points of view, positive and negative.
Posted by Kevin on May, 3 2005 at 09:38 AM
lisa wrote:THIS IS TRUE WALMART DOES DONATE TO CHARITIES. FOR PUBLICITY REASONS. BUT IF YOU LOOK AT TARGET AND ALOT OF OTHER RETAIL STORES YOU WILL FIND THAT THEY DONATE ALOT OF MONEY EACH YEAR TO CHARITIES ALSO, THEY JUST DO NOT ANNOUNCE IT TO THE PUBLIC EVERY TIME THEY DO IT. THEY DELIVER LOW PRICES. I USED TO SHOP THERE I DON'T ANYMORE. I HAVE GONE THROUGH 2 TOASTERS, 1 CAN OPENER, 1 COFFEE POT AND 1 VCR FROM WALMART WITHIN A 6 MONTH PERIOD. SO NOW I SHOP THE DOLLAR STORES, KMART,TARGET, KING SOOPERS, ALBERTSONS AND SAFEWAY. IF YOU CLIP COUPONS YOU CAN GET WITHIN PENNIES OF WALMARTS EVERYDAY LOW PRICES. THIS IS THE WAY I SHOP NOW.
-- May 4, 2005 02:37 AM ∞
Brandon Weber wrote:Is it a coincidence that WM has increased its donations and "charity" campaigns at a time when its image has been tarnished beyond repair? I think not.
The Waltons do not give because they give a damn, but for image alone.
-- May 4, 2005 06:31 PM ∞
Kevin Brancato wrote:Brandon,
If you think WM's image has been tarnished beyond repair, you ought to go to a Wal-Mart and ask shoppers what they think of it. Better yet, go to Target, and ask shoppers what they think of Wal-Mart.
I think you'll find very little "tarnish" among the general public that wasn't already there, and I base that on asking people who don't know I blog about Wal-Mart, who aren't economists, and who get their news primarily from TV.
-- May 4, 2005 07:44 PM ∞
Brandon Weber wrote:Those who get their news primarily from TV are also those who voted for the Repubs here in the U.S. You've proven nothing except that people in our country are easily duped, and that fear mongering and catering to selfishness actually works on many of our citizenry.
That, indeed, plays well into shopping at Wal-Mart.
-- May 4, 2005 09:42 PM ∞
Roy W. Wright wrote:Ah, the classic rebuttal. "Those that aren't swayed by my radical views are either unintelligent or misinformed."
-- May 4, 2005 10:30 PM ∞
Brandon Weber wrote:Uhmmm...no, we were talking about the general public and their opinions on WM, but specifically where they gained those opinions.
And who said anything about radical views? Wal-Mart having a tarnished image is not a radical view by any means.
-- May 5, 2005 07:33 AM ∞
