Mapping the growth of Wal-Mart

[GreenDoberman]

Found this interesting, worth taking 30 seconds out of your day:

http://projects.flowingdata.com/walmart/

 

[CHOPTALK]

I wish I had my Blue Edwards handle back.

 

[Cracker]

It's like a freakin fireworks show

 

[Jabow]

Wow, thats incredible, interesting

 

[GoSooners]

Capitalism at it finest...Or worst..Whichever way you want to look at it...I wonder who own the western half of the U.S....Target?

 

[Presto]

RIP Sam Walton. A great man.

 

[fhmesq44]

Capitalism at it finest...Or worst..Whichever way you want to look at it...I wonder who own the western half of the U.S....Target?

yes, seems like many more Targets than Walmarts out here. Many parts of the west are sparsely populated or unpopulated as well. Wal Mart sucks. I went once and it was one of the worst shopping experiences of my life.

 

[MrCleo]

thats pretty sick

 

[Number_9]

Found this interesting, worth taking 30 seconds out of your day:

http://projects.flowingdata.com/walmart/

That was cool, thanks GD.

According to Wikipedia Wal-Mart has 3,800 stores in the US, and Target has 1,591.

 

[bigplay]

The key to Wal-marts success is in their purchasing power. They can walk into any manufacturer and be their biggest client. The problem is with the negotiation.
Example:
Acme Widget Co. : We can't sell these widgets for 22 cents, they cost us 23 cents.
Wal-Mart : If you raise the price from 27 cents to 30 cents to your other customers, you can do it. The other option is we can buy your company and put it out of business.

 

[chipman58]

I deliver to Walmarts and they are poorly ran stores Im not saying they dont make money just their communication sucks and they are difficult to deal with. There sure is a different breed of people working there and shopping there.

 

[Fishhead]

WalMEX in Mexico is spreading just as fast...........

 

[Anonymous1]

they are not at all happy with the thought of obama as president, they see unions galore...