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This Is Not America: Why Wal-Mart Left Germany (2006)

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Re: This Is Not America: Why Wal-Mart Left Germany (2006)

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Post by Kalium »

untog wrote: post #8
amyjess wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If anyone can out-Walmart Walmart, it's Aldi. When Aldi came to Dallas a few years ago (I'd like to say 2010-2011ish), they started a price war over milk that resulted in milk prices in Dallas plummeting to 1960 levels. Edit: Source: http://www.wfaa.com/story/money/consumer/2014/08/10/13621020...

I do wonder what the effect of this is on dairy farmers.

If recent events in the UK are any guide, they get really unhappy over low prices.

Your basic economic forces take it from there. Dairy farmers are like any other business in that many can stand to be more efficient.

Re: This Is Not America: Why Wal-Mart Left Germany (2006)

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Post by ctdonath »

untog wrote: post #8
amyjess wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If anyone can out-Walmart Walmart, it's Aldi. When Aldi came to Dallas a few years ago (I'd like to say 2010-2011ish), they started a price war over milk that resulted in milk prices in Dallas plummeting to 1960 levels. Edit: Source: http://www.wfaa.com/story/money/consumer/2014/08/10/13621020...

I do wonder what the effect of this is on dairy farmers.

Government subsides are a major factor in dairy prices.

Re: This Is Not America: Why Wal-Mart Left Germany (2006)

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Post by riffraff »

VLM wrote: post #10

"Germany enjoys a healthy pro capita income" Locally walmart means absolute junk quality for poor people who wait in long lines. The description of Germany is a good fit for retail in general, but not walmart. This truth can't be stated in a commercial publication, walmart spends too much money on advertising, but I think it fairly obvious. Now Target could have possibly made it. Or maybe walmart could have made it i…

lidl is the epitome of junk quality for poor people who wait in long lines, and it's the quintessential german supermarket.

Re: This Is Not America: Why Wal-Mart Left Germany (2006)

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Post by john_fushi »

barkingcat wrote: post #12

This reminds me of the Target retreat from the Canadian market. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/small-busi...

That was such a failure. They baited people in with the promise of a good selection of products at a low price when they had actually a pitiful selection and jacked up prices.

Half of the shelves were actually empty. Clothes were of extremely low quality.

They just did not do anything right.

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