The most successful firm in US retailing during the last few years is Wal-Mart. Has Wal-Mart’s success fulfilled the virtues of competition described in this chapter? Has there been a cost of Wal-Mart’s success?
Find out what the critics says about Walmart at: http://www.walmartwatch.com/ List the problems allegedly caused by Wal-Mart for its employees, local communities, consumers, and the environment.
Find out how Wal-Mart responds at: http://www.walmartstores.com/wmstore/wmstores/HomePage.jsp
What is the most serious charge against Wal-Mart?
What is the most significant benefit Wal-Mart offers?
Watch the videos and make your discussion lively:
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Discussion board assignments are your opportunities to share your knowledge, experience and opinions with the rest of the class. Together with the homework assignments, they also serve as a proxy for attendance.
The items I am looking for are:
1.) Relevance to the topic
2.) Promptness in the initial posting and response,
3.) Good spelling and grammar.
Here is how the discussion board will be graded:
Your initial post needs to be on topic, 250+ words (roughly 10 sentences) and posted on time. It is 70% of your discussion grade.
You will get 100% (full credit), if it is on topic, 250+ words and is posted on time; 50% credit, if it is less than 250 words or delayed; 0.00% – if no post or off topic.
