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southernyankeebelle

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26. Maybe WalMart should listen to the Nuns on the bus. They could give them a big lesson.

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Thu Nov 15, 2012, 04:42 PM

Nov 2012

You can't keep being greedy and expect your customer to keep coming back. I know when I buy items I see the prices there go up but they are making the items smaller. Do these people think we are stupid.

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Walmart Has To Overcome A Scary Reality About Its Customers [View all] marmar Nov 2012 OP

Few have done more to diminish the American worker than WalMart Stinky The Clown Nov 2012 #1

And now they are reaping what they have sown KansDem Nov 2012 #2

They ignored what Henry Ford figured out nearly 100 years ago. Ikonoklast Nov 2012 #18

Yup, people who can no longer afford Walmart are most likely going to the dollar stores. nt Raine Nov 2012 #31

maybe mercuryblues Nov 2012 #3

"They don’t need uncertainty over a tax increase.” FUCK YOU MIKE DUKE ... Auggie Nov 2012 #4

I'm surprised he didn't say it was because the tax rate on their customer's dividends is too high corkhead Nov 2012 #14

Walmart CEO Mike Duke : customers are among those most affected by concerns about the fiscal cliff. DJ13 Nov 2012 #5

That's a rationalization. They ARE losing market share BlueStreak Nov 2012 #6

I think you have something there dragonlady Nov 2012 #11

Most people haven't taken notice of this big trend BlueStreak Nov 2012 #20

you mean these guys? HiPointDem Nov 2012 #24

Actually I think there is a big difference BlueStreak Nov 2012 #27

bain has done turnarounds and kkr has done vulture. what they do depends on HiPointDem Nov 2012 #28

I think if you dig into their complete histories you will find something like BlueStreak Nov 2012 #29

My little town has two dollar stores, nearest WM is ten miles. N/T GreenStormCloud Nov 2012 #30

i know i personally avoid walmart whenever possible. ejpoeta Nov 2012 #7

Wal Mart free since 2004! n/t Earth_First Nov 2012 #8

We (wife and I) have never been in one together JanMichael Nov 2012 #21

Vast numbers of us have never been in one Generic Other Nov 2012 #9

Their own employees represent the "particular customer group" joeunderdog Nov 2012 #10

Henry Ford paid his workers enough that they could afford to buy the cars they made! hedgehog Nov 2012 #12

walmart free since 2001 kydo Nov 2012 #13

Welcome to the reality of the world you helped create Liberalynn Nov 2012 #15

It's amazing that they play this one-sided game Tsiyu Nov 2012 #16

Paging Mr Duke - please proceed to the nearest White Clue Phone xchrom Nov 2012 #17

They've are slowly killing the communities they operate in. pa28 Nov 2012 #19

No they aren't. The communities are killing themselves by bringing Walmart the $ to pay for it. jtuck004 Nov 2012 #22

That has such a Keynesian sound to it that I expect the supply-siders to ignore it completely HereSince1628 Nov 2012 #23

Years ago I adopted my xxqqqzme Nov 2012 #25

Maybe WalMart should listen to the Nuns on the bus. They could give them a big lesson. southernyankeebelle Nov 2012 #26

WM's prescription drug plan is working great for my wife and I. GreenStormCloud Nov 2012 #32

They are doing what our government fails to do. mick063 Nov 2012 #33