Wal-mart facts

[Baba Ganoush]

Walmart is China. You shop there, you support the enemy and contribute to the further demise of this country. That's my opinion.

I know it's capitalism and more power to them, but their success hinges on stupid Americans consuming imported goods for cheap, instead of spending more on local goods, encouraging local production and stimulating domestic growth. It's alright though, we don't make anything in this country anymore so we might as well accept defeat and buy cheap from our enemy. It's the American way now.

[jdgregory84]

You got me poopnut, I guess I am just old fasioned. Do you work there? It just bothers me that it used to be a made in the U.S.A. Company for starters. The old site has links to videos on staff telling "pee-ons" if they quit then they willnot find a job because there are zero jobs out there. I guess I just believe in supporting peole to be better instead of telling them what they will be forever or where they will work. Meh, this is too long and has too many variables to type out on ta tab. You win poopnut we should all bow to the business gods and stay in our place while we are herded like sheep.

Have you ever heard the quote "The business of America is business?" What about just "Business is business?" No, I don't work at Wal-Mart but you've (well not YOU obviously) got to love people who hate on Wal-Mart for whatever reason considering every one of those people are hypocrites. What kind of vehicles do you own? It doesn't really matter, because even if was assembled in America, it's full of parts manufactured in other countries. What kind of phone do you have? What brand television?

You're the only one who thinks this conversation is a "competition."

Wal-Mart is just an easy target...speaking of targets...why not hate on Target? It's the same basic business. So why do you hate Wal-Mart so much, but have nothing to say about a company like Target?

[slow99]

Single digit year over year decline in domestic store sales and big increases in sales in foreign stores. It has been dead in the water for a long time. But the P/E ratio keeps right on falling. At what point will it start to matter, who the hell knows? If the stock price stays the same it starts to become a good buy to the value investors who jump on it if they follow the gospelof Graham. I thought that had finally happened a while back when it jumped to $55.

I'm a buyer at $48.

[slow99]

Well hell, all the sites I see say a Wal-Mart manager has a base of about $83k.

[Scott Mc]

I'd like to hear about Wal-Mart brainwashing if you have more info on that. You say socialism, industry experts say, best business model in America, perhaps the world. How is it socialism and not a business? They provide a product, people buy the product. Sure, that person could go get the same product from somewhere else...at a higher cost(that makes a lot of sense). They have employees. The pee-ons make pee-on wages, the higher ups make a lot more. That's how it is with literally every major business. How many employees of Microsoft are worth $40 billion dollars? How many of them are close to that?

Feel bad for the mom and pop businesses? Well, perhaps you shouldn't be in an industry where titans have dominated for decades and then bitch about how they get all of the customers.

You got me poopnut, I guess I am just old fasioned. Do you work there? It just bothers me that it used to be a made in the U.S.A. Company for starters. The old site has links to videos on staff telling "pee-ons" if they quit then they willnot find a job because there are zero jobs out there. I guess I just believe in supporting peole to be better instead of telling them what they will be forever or where they will work. Meh, this is too long and has too many variables to type out on ta tab. You win poopnut we should all bow to the business gods and stay in our place while we are herded like sheep.

[bucky]

I fucking love Wal-Mart. I like to pop in every once in awhile to see how the other half lives.

[Chili]

You are right, base pay for store manager is 130K not including bonuses. At least as of last year, so you could probably add 5k to that

That's more along the lines of what I would have expected.

[Trick Pony]

Wayyyyyy better quality. Anyone that buys meat at Walmart is crazy. Since when did steaks have ingrediants on them. Not to mention they are one of the top employers for treating their people right.

Yep, all the steaks I get at Costco are USDA Choice or Prime. Almost everything Walmart sells is Select except for the 'Genuine Steakhouse' stuff that is USDA Choice and costs more than Costco.

[8mpg]

We're talking about the largest retailer in the US that runs other companies out of business. When you worked at the car dealership, you were full time, right? And it was more than 10 dollars an hour probably.

Hey, if you or anyone else want to go there, that's fine. I'm not going there. They don't value their own people and I try to avoid companies like that.

if you owned a business with competition at every corner, would you like to dominate and reap the rewards of a successful business?

You guys need to think about the business as if you owned it. You would do the same damn thing.

[Superwho]

I'd be wiling to bet it's over $100k.



Meh, managers wouldn't be in it anyways.

You are right, base pay for store manager is 130K not including bonuses. At least as of last year, so you could probably add 5k to that

[kingjason]

Was wondering the same thing myself. Costco may not have everything like Walmart does but what they do have is quite a bit cheaper than Walmart if you compare products that they both carry.

Wayyyyyy better quality. Anyone that buys meat at Walmart is crazy. Since when did steaks have ingrediants on them. Not to mention they are one of the top employers for treating their people right.

[Trick Pony]

why eff costco?

Was wondering the same thing myself. Costco may not have everything like Walmart does but what they do have is quite a bit cheaper than Walmart if you compare products that they both carry.

[scootro]

Ever been out to Brookshires headquarters. I believe there are two operational anti aircraft guns on site that were put in after 911. Can you see walking in and getting a permit for that. LOL I think they are or were operational at least. They looked very menacing when I saw them back when I was in sales many many moons ago.

haha thats awesome! hell if i had the money my imagination would run wild

[kingjason]

that's false!!!!!!! it's not really a bomb shelter but a security data building for the home office but they do own a old house in Rogers, AR. that has two vintage 1950's bomb shelters. One under the garage and the other one under the house.

Ever been out to Brookshires headquarters. I believe there are two operational anti aircraft guns on site that were put in after 911. Can you see walking in and getting a permit for that. LOL I think they are or were operational at least. They looked very menacing when I saw them back when I was in sales many many moons ago.

[scootro]

that's false!!!!!!! it's not really a bomb shelter but a security data building for the home office but they do own a old house in Rogers, AR. that has two vintage 1950's bomb shelters. One under the garage and the other one under the house.