The Wal-Mart Effect
How an Out-of-town Superstore Became a Superpower
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Book Description
Charles Fishman takes us into the heart of the biggest company on earth, ever, to show how the Wal-Mart effect shapes lives everywhere, whether for cleaners in America, bicycle-makers in China or salmon farmers in Chile. Now Wal-Mart's influence is so great it can determine everything from working pContinue
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powells published on Mon, 6 Sep 2010
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The Price of Pickles
The moment of revelation is a little different for every person who experiences it. For Sam Walton, founder of Wal-Mart, the road to Damascus came in the form of a pair of knickers. At the time – 1945 – Walton was in his late twenties, and was runnin ... (read full critics)
lrb published on Sat, 4 Sep 2010
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Danger: Falling Prices
THE GOOD: An insightful look at the effect, for good and bad, of Wal-Mart's focus on price-cutting. THE BAD: Did author Fishman get Wal-Mart's side? Not personally. Company quotes are all from outside sources. THE BOTTOM LINE: A successful look at how Wal-Mart works and how it is transforming the U. ... (continue)
Business Week Test said on Jan 23, 2006 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback
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- English Books
- eBook 336 Pages
- ISBN-10: 0141901640
- ISBN-13: 9780141901640
- Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
- Pub date: Feb 01, 2007
- Also available as: Paperback, Hardcover, Audio CD and Others
- In other languages: other languages
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The Wal-Mart Effect: How the World's Most Powerful Company Really Works -- and How It's Transforming the American Economy
Review-a-Day Saturday, February 11th, 2006 The Wal-Mart Effect: How the World's Most Powerful Company Really Works -- and How It's Transforming the American Economy by Charles Fishman Really Bigger Than Texas A review by Gerry Donaghy To help put the ... (read full critics)