11-24-2007, 03:02 AM
Boy that was an in depth review thanks Bob. Where do you get all this stuff? 15 years of higher education? LOL boy that takes determination, patience and fortitude!
Point number 5 was especially interesting to me, "5. And the most important reason is Wal-Mart is running into problems with their business model. The days of arm twisting manufactures into selling at or below their cost are gone. With many other retailers starting to mimic their model, they are not as competitive as they once were. Manufactures are also finding that Wal-Mart is a bully and they are no longer bending over back wards".
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I have read of the bulling of independent enterprises and their contracts and such.
Just last week while shopping here in my little town, I visited an artist friend. One of Oprah's favorites in 2005 if I recall, surprise to me, didn't know a thing about that. Perhaps exposure isn't all that great of an idea! This artist employs 45 people in our small town. Her high end products are sold mostly on the east. Just the seconds get sold here in our small town!
Point of the story is that she tells me, one of my fondest products of hers, is now being copied (essentially in every detail!!!) by Walmart and produced in China, sold for 1/4 of what the original product goes for! She tells me as a repeat customer of her art, if I walked into walmart and saw this product, I would know it and think it was her product!!
Well she has filed suit, not for money, but to get the Walmart copies off the shelves, and if that is refused she will go for the money. It is hard for the little guy to go up against Walmart, but this one is and I wish her all the luck! Oh she has big guns out, very well connected, so lets wish her well, and all the best. Oh yes there are contingency plans, you bet.
Although I do appreciate the competition walmart brings to the somewhat limited market shopping, choices, there is always 19 reasons for or against any thing so long as lawyers and us peoples are involved!
Aloha,
mella l
Point number 5 was especially interesting to me, "5. And the most important reason is Wal-Mart is running into problems with their business model. The days of arm twisting manufactures into selling at or below their cost are gone. With many other retailers starting to mimic their model, they are not as competitive as they once were. Manufactures are also finding that Wal-Mart is a bully and they are no longer bending over back wards".
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I have read of the bulling of independent enterprises and their contracts and such.
Just last week while shopping here in my little town, I visited an artist friend. One of Oprah's favorites in 2005 if I recall, surprise to me, didn't know a thing about that. Perhaps exposure isn't all that great of an idea! This artist employs 45 people in our small town. Her high end products are sold mostly on the east. Just the seconds get sold here in our small town!
Point of the story is that she tells me, one of my fondest products of hers, is now being copied (essentially in every detail!!!) by Walmart and produced in China, sold for 1/4 of what the original product goes for! She tells me as a repeat customer of her art, if I walked into walmart and saw this product, I would know it and think it was her product!!
Well she has filed suit, not for money, but to get the Walmart copies off the shelves, and if that is refused she will go for the money. It is hard for the little guy to go up against Walmart, but this one is and I wish her all the luck! Oh she has big guns out, very well connected, so lets wish her well, and all the best. Oh yes there are contingency plans, you bet.
Although I do appreciate the competition walmart brings to the somewhat limited market shopping, choices, there is always 19 reasons for or against any thing so long as lawyers and us peoples are involved!
Aloha,
mella l
mella l
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