Thursday, September 27, 2007

SURVEY

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Wal-Mart Survey (__ m __ f)

Thank you for helping us with this survey!

1. Do you shop at Wal-Mart? ___ Yes ___ No

2. Do you like Wal-Mart? ___ Yes ___ No

3. Do you think Wal-Mart sells good goods? ___ Yes ___ No

4. Do you think Wal-Mart takes good care of their stores?

___ Yes ___ No

5. What do you think of the clothes Wal-Mart sells?
___ very good
___ good
___ ok
___ bad
___ very bad

6. If Wal-Mart gets more fashionable clothes, will you shop there?

___ Yes ___ No

7. Do you think Wal-Mart can be the hot spot in fashion?

___ Yes ___ No

8. Would you want to work at Wal-Mart? ___ Yes ___ No

9. Do you think Wal-Mart discriminates against women?

___ Yes ___ No

10. Do you think Wal-Mart is lowering American living standards?

___ Yes ___ No

11. Do you think Wal-Mart can control the economy in the U.S.?

___ Yes ___ No

12. Why do you think Wal-Mart has become so popular?

Thursday, September 13, 2007

Wal-Mart business plan: Crush U.S. living standards

In Ilya Romanov’s article "Wal-Mart business plan: Crush U.S. living standards," the author claims that Wal-Mart developed into one of the greatest business in the world. Beside, the author declares that Wal-Mart take other companies away from competition because Wal-Mart deal with other manufactories from overseas. In addition, most manufacturing companies closed in the USA because Wall-Mart can have goods for lower price from overseas manufactories. Moreover, the Wal-Mart does not allow its worker to organize into trade union. The author mentions that he or she is not against the capitalism but Wal-Mart takes advantage of free marketing. The author points that Wal-Mart could have opportunity to service many things such as health care, travel service, fuel refining, banking service.


I am totally agree with the author because owners who get much benefit from free marketing. Actually I am not against capitalism and communism but I think that both of them have good points. The problem of Wal-Mart did not care of people who are the lower levels of society, so Wal-Mart takes advantage of free marketing and gives worker lower salaries and limited health insurers. I believe that government should involve solving the problem by requiring Wal-Mart to give better services and more freedom for workers. Moreover, the government should not let Wal-Mart bring goods from overseas companies at least they operate the manufactories in the USA. As a result, other companies can have chance for competition with Wal-Mart.
by Mazen

Wednesday, September 12, 2007

Wal-Mart plans face-lift to rivive business

Wal-Mart has a ploblem with clothing.They are tring to overcome the ploblem.The leader of this ploject is Eduardo Castro.He is the new chief of Wal-Mart's U.S. stores.They are remodeling thire clothing department.They want to get more customer in clothing section.

I think Wal-Mart is good store.We can get allmost all kind of goods there at law price.
But I think their clothing is not so fashonable.So remodeling their clothing department is good idea.In addition,I think employees should be more kind.


Miho

Wal-Mart plan

Wal-Mart is trying to get more customers from selling clothes. Although already they have clothing section, they had rarely succeeded in that part. To solve that problem, Wal-mart decided to change the way for it. They will change the interior decorations of some chains, the displays, and the amount of goods which put in the corner to make people want to buy fashionable wears.Eduardo Castro-Wright, will be the leader of this plan. He once brought the big success to this company.

I think Wal-Mart's business plan is basically to beat the all communities in U.S.. Everything is there and every price is the cheapest, so people come to go only Wal-Mart. Some community shops have the better quality goods than Wal-Mart, and many people go to the shop to buy good things. However, because of the existence of Wal-Mart , they can not continue their works well. I think it's too dangerous for all people who lives in U.S.. To prevent it, the government should make strong regulations. In U.S., the government power to companies doesn't work strong. I think it's a part of this problem.

I read this article.

Written by Atsuko.

Friday, September 7, 2007

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