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50. WOW! 5 billion a year! What's that like 1% of their annual sales?

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Fri Jan 18, 2013, 06:50 PM

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Wal-Mart plans $50 billion "buy American" push [View all] Redfairen Jan 2013 OP

hmm, perhaps if they hadn't outsourced all their manufacturing to other countries, they would niyad Jan 2013 #1

I've only been to Walmart 4 times in my life, and I'm 55. And I don't think I've spent more than kestrel91316 Jan 2013 #8

My opinion of Walmart is unchanged DissidentVoice Jan 2013 #22

A day late and a dollar short Populist_Prole Jan 2013 #2

I agree - it's likely to be a scam. Someone like the groups watching them may report back. freshwest Jan 2013 #17

My mother worked for a company that... Dr Hobbitstein Jan 2013 #36

Oh wow. I remember the original 'Buy American' WalMart. Back then it wasn't hard to find USA made. freshwest Jan 2013 #37

Big Woo... That translates to 5 Billion a year over 10 years. They spend 262 Billion annually now. Ellipsis Jan 2013 #3

^this^ Viva_La_Revolution Jan 2013 #19

It will all be produce DollarBillHines Jan 2013 #51

milk Ellipsis Jan 2013 #54

That's it DollarBillHines Jan 2013 #55

Too little, too late Canuckistanian Jan 2013 #4

Unfortunately it will work on the lowest common denominator, which is what they intend anyway. nt RiverSong Jan 2013 #6

Yup Canuckistanian Jan 2013 #9

Same with their "hiring veterans" PR stunt OswegoAtheist Jan 2013 #39

My thoughts exactly customerserviceguy Jan 2013 #15

Precisely Sherman A1 Jan 2013 #30

CYA evasive PR. alp227 Jan 2013 #5

Sam started out 'ALL AMERICAN' It was his greedy offspring that went to Chinese and India products. appleannie1 Jan 2013 #7

I think the problem really started Art_from_Ark Jan 2013 #42

How about all those ex-G.I.'s at Wellstone ruled Jan 2013 #10

Means more proprietary items...which I would never buy from Wal*Mart. Tikki Jan 2013 #11

This from the undisputed king of third world sweatshop production primavera Jan 2013 #12

..... DainBramaged Jan 2013 #13

When Sam was alive, the used to promote locally made products in their stores. liberal N proud Jan 2013 #14

you do remember that dear old sam managed for years to get out of paying even minimum wage, niyad Jan 2013 #20

I was an Auditor for the Retail Clerks Union in the late '60s early '70s. xtraxritical Jan 2013 #26

But he also made a lot of cashiers in those days retire as millionaires liberal N proud Jan 2013 #32

please cite actual stats for that niyad Jan 2013 #35

Pretty shitty family if you ask me, paying below minimum wage. nt Selatius Jan 2013 #41

Many, many times, "made in USA" means assembled in USA. Was actually manufactured in China, etc. patricia92243 Jan 2013 #16

Exactly. Gap and Hillfinger made pants in Saipan which is U.S. territory Left Coast2020 Jan 2013 #28

what a joke matt819 Jan 2013 #18

If Walmart is concerned about the economy, they should pay their workers living wages. diane in sf Jan 2013 #21

Sorry I can't add a bitchy Walmart post... OneMoreDemocrat Jan 2013 #23

Well, Sherman A1 Jan 2013 #31

As noted both above and below, 2% of their purchases hatrack Jan 2013 #45

I don't detect a pattern here brentspeak Jan 2013 #49

$50 billion/10 years = 2% of their purchases. And ask Vlasic how being in a Walmart "helps business" PSPS Jan 2013 #24

Exactly. 98% still made in China. jsr Jan 2013 #25

Yes. An average $5 bil out of $446 bil annually KurtNYC Jan 2013 #46

This message was self-deleted by its author keithmkr59255us Jan 2013 #27

I wonder how they will define "made in the U.S.}? JDPriestly Jan 2013 #29

A few end cap products...big deal Earth_First Jan 2013 #33

Thought they'd already bought America. n/t malthaussen Jan 2013 #34

How about some health care, assholes? cbrer Jan 2013 #38

"Made in America' WAS the Walmart motto -try finding an image on the internet underpants Jan 2013 #40

If they do this, pay above minimum wage, and offer their employees some benefits Drahthaardogs Jan 2013 #43

Too late! hatrack Jan 2013 #44

In Hawaii they have an area for locally made items - lynne Jan 2013 #47

they must be in trouble samsingh Jan 2013 #48

WOW! 5 billion a year! What's that like 1% of their annual sales? Incitatus Jan 2013 #50

What crap.... Sekhmets Daughter Jan 2013 #52

Made in a prison is still Made in America. http://www.scprisonindustries.com/ NT eilen Jan 2013 #53