In the Sentinel interview, Young (Wal-Mart's Families PR representative at the time) was asked about whether he was concerned Wal-Mart causes smaller, mom-and-pop stores to close:
"Well, I think they should; they ran the 'mom and pop' stores out of my neighborhood," the paper quoted Young as saying. "But you see, those are the people who have been overcharging us, selling us stale bread and bad meat and wilted vegetables. And they sold out and moved to Florida. I think they've ripped off our communities enough. First it was Jews, then it was Koreans and now it's Arabs; very few black people own these stores."
2006-08-24 20:15:17 · 14 answers · asked by rabble rouser 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
sorry - I usually offer the links on these things... here ya go... I don't make them up:
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/08/18/business/main1909213.shtml
2006-08-24 20:42:26 · update #1
I really hope so! I'll take those "mom and pop" stores (no matter who runs them) over Wal-Mart any day!
2006-08-24 20:25:08 · answer #1 · answered by jodneko 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Wal-marts been having a mental break down. My mother works in the "higher end" of wal-mart, all I hear are stories about competition and must stay on top. Grocery chains, target and k-mart are not much of competitors. Any new thing that comes up, wal -mart has a break down. If target develops a new policy to carry their customers around the store, i'm sure wal- mart will double it and offer to carry them outside also. I personally, like the store and the prices, just not the bad press of mistreatment of workers and the whole monopoly thing.
2006-08-25 03:24:18 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Wow. He's obviously never checked out the rank produce my local Wal-mart is peddling or the bad cuts of meat in the meat section...but at least I'm getting a good price for crap...the bigoted statement at the end was just that lil' somethin' extra that made that one of the most ridiculously ignorant comments ever.
2006-08-25 03:22:40 · answer #3 · answered by mytreacheryiseternal 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Old news. That guy promptly resigned, and he wasn't an actual Wal Mart employee, but headed an affiliated pro-Wal Mart organization. The corporation obviously distanced itself. And that happened at least a week ago... way to read your newspapers.
2006-08-25 03:19:05 · answer #4 · answered by smurfette 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good Question.
Unfortunately, I think Wal-Mart will just smear a bunch of cash and p.r. on this and it will blow over. Money talks and, sadly, they have more money than ethics.
2006-08-25 03:23:33 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I went to a wal mart to shop. Once. what a lot of junk.
2006-08-25 05:14:06 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can't believe he actually said that in public. I don't know if it is a mental breakdown, but it certainly is a tacky thing to say.
2006-08-25 08:27:52 · answer #7 · answered by Patti C 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Big Business ruins everything
2006-08-25 03:21:26 · answer #8 · answered by thornemyangel 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
naw, as long as americans buy their crap, jobs go over seas
2006-08-25 03:18:49 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
your source? link? i'd like to read it for myself
2006-08-25 03:22:14 · answer #10 · answered by me. 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋