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Walmart Squeezes Even Harder

Walmart's business model is based on leveraging its size to reduce its costs. They squeeze manufacturers hard, often forcing these manufacturer to cut costs to earn any profit at all. Up until now, the only thing standing between these companies and Walmart was, in some cases, a 3rd company who bought the products and got them to Walmart's distribution centers. Now, Walmart is looking to eliminate that barrier. They have announced plans to begin buying more products directly from the manufacturer. Walmart has also established four global merchandising centers.

For a company that has spent a significant amount of time and energy recently touting their efforts to buy more local products, this sure doesn't sound like going local. In fact, this highlights a major environmental problem with Walmart: they produce vast quantities of products that are then shipping half way around the world.

Check out the full article over at the Financial Times.

Posted by Taylor - January 5, 2010 03:07 PM - In The News

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Posted by Tom P Noonan - January 5, 2010 06:50 PM

That's called "eliminating the middle man" and it's a tactic used to cut costs by increasing efficiency. This blog just adds to the perception that "efficiency" is a dirty word in the world of organized labor.

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