Walmart's power reaches far beyond the U.S. coastline.

I don't know if it's common knowlege, or what, but I heard in my marketing class that Walmart owns some 43% of China's exports. If this is true, it's pretty damned scary. I've googled it, and couldn't find much other than some random "home-made" websites that were walmart bashing. I thought that was interesting though

That is really interesting. I always knew Walmart would bring about the apocalipse. Seriously though, how are huge global corporations like Walmart not anti-trust. Anti-trust laws in the United States were created to stop corporations far smaller than Walmart, yet today we turn the other way.

Wal-Mart....Pffft


What Ever happen to K-Mart

Wal-Mart killed K-Mart. They're closing all their stores. They're also killing Sears and JCPennys (who collectively killed off Montgomery Ward in the 1970's)...

But fear not! Wal-Mart is not near as invincible as some people think. Target is holding its own against them right now, as are specialty stores (like Office Depot, Home Depot, GameStop, Suncoast, etc.) that have better selections than Wal-Mart in what they specialize in. Also, the biggest and most frequently accessed Wal-Marts are in small towns -- big cities, with their variety and selection, rarely have a consumer demand for Wal-Marts.

Just like Montgomery Ward in the past, and the stores that Wal-Mart is killing now, one day Wal-Mart's number will be up, and they'll be replaced by one or two competitors in the future. It's the way of the free market.