Archive - Jul 19, 2005

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Wake Up Wal-Mart

July 19th, 2005

Bizarre. I didn't open up my blog editor and plan this to be my topic. But, a click here and there and - wham - I am sucked into the cruddy world of Wal-Mart.

It is no secret that I dislike Wal-Mart. I haven't made a purchase in any Wal-Mart establishment for some time and I hope to never again darken their door. What I have found this evening is a whole new attack on Wal-Mart has begun.

A new documentary about Wal-Mart's business practices is coming out in the fall.

A web site dedicated to enhancing communication for employees provides a lot of information about how employees (sorry, isn't it partners or something?) are treated in various locations.

And a great blog about the comings and goings of Wal-Mart has a lot of good information.

Wal-Mart is just one of those companies with a goal of keeping prices artifically low. Stores move into an area and put unrelenting pressure on the surrounding businesses to compete - when, realistically, they are not able to because Wal-Mart can, even when they are losing money.

So, what happens when the other stores close? Wal-Mart's prices go back up. Welcome to the world that Wal-Mart has created.

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Shane Birley is a blogger, huge geeky nerd, web developer, poet, and creative writer based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He is a partner at Left Right Minds, a web development, arts management, business blogging and on line marketing company.

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