WAL-MART FACTS

RE: "United States of Wal-Mart" by James Quinn, www.TheBurningPlatform.com

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1. Americans spend $36,000,000 at Wal-Mart every hour of every day.
2. This works out to $20,928 profit every minute!
3. Wal-Mart will sell more from January 1 to St. Patrick's Day (March
   17th) than Target sells all year.
4. Wal-Mart is bigger than Home Depot + Kroger + Target + Sears +
   Costco + K-Mart combined.
5. Wal-Mart employs 1.6 million people and is the largest private
   Employer, and most speak English.
6. Wal-Mart is the largest company in the history of the World.
7. Wal-Mart now sells more food than Kroger & Safeway combined, and
   keep in mind they did this in only 15 years.
8. During this same period, 31 Supermarket Chains sought bankruptcy.
9. Wal-Mart now sells more food than any other store in the world.
10. Wal-Mart has approx 3,900 stores in the USA of which 1,906 are
    Super Centers; this is 1,000 more than it had 5 Years ago.
11. This year 7.2 billion different purchasing experiences will
    occur At a Wal-Mart store. (Earth's population is approximately 6.5
    Billion.)
12. 90% of all Americans live within 15 miles of a Wal-Mart.

1. 1. Wal-Mart is a capitalism success story, like them, hate them, don't shop there, it doesn't matter , they are a Horatio Alger poster boy.
   2. An all- American phenomenon, or at least success by hard work skillful application and persistence used to be the American way.
   1. Wal-Mart doesn't do anything in secret. Their merchandising skills
   2. are there for anyone to copy. They sell a variety of quality goods at reasonable prices. They are open when you want to shop. You can return merchandise easily without hassle.
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   4. Have they run other stores out of business? Ruined local merchants?
   5. Kept out labor unions? Paid low wages and limited benefits? Yes to all and maybe more, but ask any employee "do you like your job?" You will be answered with a smiling YES--They are happy to have a job and a paycheck. Other stores don't open until the day is almost half gone, so they can save on wages and employee benefits. Wal-Mart needs more employees because they are open more hours and do more business.
   
   

1. With Love and Kindness,

THE HATMAN