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Look, the consumer feeds that beast. If consumers didn't there wouldn't be Black Friday occurring at 8pm on Thanksgiving day.
This is not one sided. Americans are just as guilty if not more so for causing this.
We feed the beast. It wants more and Americans oblige.
The consumers share the blame, but that doesn't mean that a corporation has to give in to the demands of certain customers so that it can make an extra few dollars and ruin a holiday for many of its workers.
Most Walmart Supercenters are open 364 days a year, 24 hours a day and only close 36 hours a year, which is from 6 PM Christmas Eve, to 6 AM December 26th.
That article is a few years old, and I think the policy now is for Walmart to request specific Walmart-only part numbers for some of the stuff they sell. Look at digital cameras, for example (and its the items where I noticed it first) - you'll find the same model number or name at Walmart as at the other big-box stores, but the catalog or SKU number will be different. Having a unique Walmart-only part number makes price matching difficult as well as opens the door to different accessories or quality levels compared to the other stores.
Walmart simply does not represent the values of the American way! Why don't the Waltons just move to China where the government is more in line with their ways of doing business!
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In the memorandum, M. Susan Chambers, Wal-Mart's executive vice president for benefits, also recommends reducing 401(k) contributions and wooing younger, and presumably healthier, workers by offering education benefits. The memo voices concern that workers with seven years' seniority earn more than workers with one year's seniority, but are no more productive.
To discourage unhealthy job applicants, Ms. Chambers suggests that Wal-Mart arrange for "all jobs to include some physical activity (e.g., all cashiers do some cart-gathering)."
That article is a few years old, and I think the policy now is for Walmart to request specific Walmart-only part numbers for some of the stuff they sell. Look at digital cameras, for example (and its the items where I noticed it first) - you'll find the same model number or name at Walmart as at the other big-box stores, but the catalog or SKU number will be different. Having a unique Walmart-only part number makes price matching difficult as well as opens the door to different accessories or quality levels compared to the other stores.
Look, the consumer feeds that beast. If consumers didn't there wouldn't be Black Friday occurring at 8pm on Thanksgiving day.
This is not one sided. Americans are just as guilty if not more so for causing this.
We feed the beast. It wants more and Americans oblige.
I disagree HappyTexan.
It starts with foreign trade policies that a lot of the Mega Corporations and Banksters have lobbied for, or have had their moles in government to do the same.
If Americans's wanted Chinese stuff, where was it when most American's were buying American Made items?
They will buy whatever they can afford is the bottom line and what is available.
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