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brentspeak

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1. Blowback from Mall-Wart's destruction of US small business and domestic manufacturing

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Sun Feb 17, 2013, 08:36 PM

Feb 2013

You can't expect your customers to have much money when you deprive them of their livelihoods.

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Leaked Internal Wal-Mart Email: "Where Are All The Customers? And Where's Their Money?" -Bloomberg [View all] hatrack Feb 2013 OP

Blowback from Mall-Wart's destruction of US small business and domestic manufacturing brentspeak Feb 2013 #1

We're all at Target, Dollar General, and Thrift stores! DearHeart Feb 2013 #2

Their customers are dumpster diving. hay rick Feb 2013 #3

Is there any money left that the Waltons, Kochs, and big oil haven't stolen from us? Initech Feb 2013 #4

I think there's about 60 cents in my handbag LiberalEsto Feb 2013 #7

Yep, the rich better come to the realization... awoke_in_2003 Feb 2013 #10

I wasn't aware they had Walmart fuel stations GP6971 Feb 2013 #5

What's the point of a monopoly if you can't dominate EVERY market? Scootaloo Feb 2013 #9

Very true. n/t GP6971 Feb 2013 #11

What makes target any better? bighart Feb 2013 #36

That was my New Year's resolution... southern_belle Feb 2013 #6

i'm not seeing many shoppers in stores where I am these days... KoKo Feb 2013 #8

We drive by the local Walmart everyday GP6971 Feb 2013 #12

"Have you ever had one of those weeks" IDemo Feb 2013 #13

+1 freshwest Feb 2013 #14

"We pay our people shit and get our products from foreign countries!" krispos42 Feb 2013 #15

Right on the head, krispos! annabanana Feb 2013 #17

Hopefully people have stopped spending their money. If you have a job it's a lot better RB TexLa Feb 2013 #16

Your work does not involve having customers for your services? Fumesucker Feb 2013 #18

Most people aren't smart or disciplined enough to save money RB TexLa Feb 2013 #19

But you said that *everyone* should save as much as they can Fumesucker Feb 2013 #20

Everyone should but most don't. You don't have to listen to me, go spend all your money. RB TexLa Feb 2013 #21

If everyone took your advice you would have no income to save Fumesucker Feb 2013 #23

Resturants do not deserve to have my money. I can buy and prepare food for myself. RB TexLa Feb 2013 #24

Are any restaurant employees or owners customers of yours? Fumesucker Feb 2013 #26

How often do you think someone should have to eat at restaurants a week in order RB TexLa Feb 2013 #28

The difference between us is I'm not giving advice that would wreck the economy if it was followed Fumesucker Feb 2013 #29

Advice I know that most people will not follow. RB TexLa Feb 2013 #30

Which means the reason you're saying it is in order to make yourself feel better about your choices Fumesucker Feb 2013 #31

Are WM's shoppers too broke to shop? Skip Intro Feb 2013 #22

Probably some of both but more of the latter I suspect Fumesucker Feb 2013 #27

usually WMT customers are tapped after the end of the second week of a month kenny blankenship Feb 2013 #33

I think there's a country song that addressed this - "Too Much Month At The End Of The Money" hatrack Feb 2013 #35

Two thins come to mind: the payroll tax and post-Christmas sticker shock alarimer Feb 2013 #25

Sounds like Mr. Murray is experiencing some stress.. Permanut Feb 2013 #32

(sound of coffee exploding though nose) hatrack Feb 2013 #34