Can Wal-Mart Do 'Local'?

Wal-Mart - The High Cost of a Low Price (the movie)

Have you seen this movie? If not, then you may be unaware or ignorant of Wal-Mart's abusive practices. Please see the movie and then re-think supporting a company that does business this way. If you want to support local farmers, then do it directly or via a local distributor or co-op.

Also, I think that mypersonalfarmers.com is providing a great service to the Westchester, NY community and to Hudson Valley farmers. Their company name is incorrect in the article.

Sandy of NY @ Aug 01, 2008 16:08:23 PM

The take over of the local farmer...

like everything else that china-mart touches, they will kill the CSA's and the local farmer by demanding more and more at less and less cost.

Small towns and down towns are vanishing because of this greedy, under paying, no insurance providing, foreign worker exploiting, non-union life sucker, plastic cr*p selling, garbage spewing multinational.

remember this: china-mart does not care about it's workers or it's clientel, all they care about is making money and their stock holders.

If anyone truly believes that a corporation cares about anything else, I have a bridge to sell you.

Thomas Jefferson of VA @ Jul 29, 2008 11:21:39 AM

RE: Walmart

It is absurd to characterize Walmart with the phrase "without so much greed at the top".

With their off-shore front companies, the Waltons hardly even pay taxes-- unless you count their hefty donations to Bush Cheney & co.

Sure, they're the largest employer in America. So why do they encourage their employees to rely on government programs for their healthcare? Why do they force employees to work massive hours off the clock, never allowing them full-time benefits? Why did a Minnesota judge recently find that they committed over 2 million violations of state labor law?

I work with

wake up walmart dot com

Spread the word.

George of OR @ Jul 25, 2008 18:03:08 PM

Walmart

Though we are well off, I have shopped at Walmart for years.

I know that I can depend on their prices to be the lowest on most products. I don't need to clip coupons, and I can buy as many as I need of any item. All of this gives me peace of mind, so I can use my brain power for more lucretive activity.Walmart frees up our money to save for our children and grandchildren.We have money and time to contribute to the many folks who need help to pay their utility bills, feed their children and obtain medical help they can't afford.

Walmart also provides first jobs and promotions for many. They employ more people than the post office. They do all this with less mark-up that other stores. That is the best buy for your money, without so much greed at the top.

Quit the griping and whining about a great American company!C

C.Stockwell of TN @ Jul 24, 2008 22:03:31 PM

Hudson Valley Farms

What the Hudson Valley farmers may soon learn is the science of merchandising. Sam Walton discovered that you often sell more of a product if the profit margin is less. For example, you may sell 10 widgets with a 50% markup and 100 widgets with a 10% markup.

Walmart's profit margin is razor thin. It makes billions on volume though. Hudson Valley's farmer may have to work a little harder to provide the volume Walmart needs to sell, but they will reap the rewards of that hard work just as Sam Walton did in a small town in Arkansas.

Mike of MD @ Jul 24, 2008 17:30:53 PM