Comment 40908

By Robert D (anonymous) | Posted May 19, 2010 at 17:45:33

Walmart, if allowed to continue it's expansion unfettered, will ultimately be the most important force in determining the success or failure of any company that manufactures goods for sale. They wield enormous influence/pressure over manufacturers - forcing them to sell at a certain price, or face the wrath of wal-mart not stocking their product. Heck, they even compel manufacturers to make packaging choices that will benefit wal-mart.

What happens when a company disagrees with Wal-mart? Lego found out, and all wal-marts stopped selling lego products for a period of several months. Lego caved and was finally allowed back into wal-mart.

When one retailer wields that much power it should concern us.

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