As students return to school around the country, Wal-Mart makes a killing on back to school sales. They also like to tout their local support, often to schools. But in Washington State, and across the country, Wal-Mart is selling high school logo goods, undercutting the school's fund raising efforts. A few schools have tried to contact Wal-Mart, letting them know that they need the funds from selling their goods for things like diesel to get their teams to different events, and equipment. Wal-Mart has essentially said they will keep selling the goods, which could mean that Schools don't have enough for their athletic department budgets.
The Cheney Free Press and the Times News have both written stories about this trend. We think it is absurd and Wal-Mart should pledge to make a sizable donation to any school whose apparel they sell, and donate a portion of sales to the schools. After all, as the articles point out, Wal-Mart has no right to sell the apparel; the Schools own the brands and logos.
Posted by Taylor - September 15, 2008 04:06 PM - In Your Community