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The Wal-Mart effect

Paperback • 2006 • English • 1. edition

The Wal-Mart effect: how an out-of-town superstore became a superpower

By Charles Fishman

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About the book

Wal-Mart is the biggest company on earth, ever. It's expanding across the globe from Brazil to Eastern Europe to the UK in the form of Asda. The author has interviewed high-level ex-executives, travelled among suppliers and uncovered the places where its influence is felt on fields and forests. Exploring every aspect of this consumer monolith, he shows that its silent power is now so great it can determine everything from the design of deodorant available in the US to what the lives of farm-rais...Show more

History of specific companies / corporate history
Retail and wholesale industries

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ISBN

9780713998252

Publisher

Allen Lane

Published year

2006

Language

English

Edition

1

Original title

The Wal-Mart effect

Format

Paperback

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