The Great Wal-Mart of China
Wal-Mart recently opened its first store in China, bringing its wide selection and everyday low prices to a virtually untapped new market of more than one billion. What do you think about this American retail giant's invasion of the Far East?
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Wal-Mart in China? Good idea! That will eliminate shipping costs from the manufacturer to the store.
Dennis Pearson
Pro Football Player -
I'd like to visit that store. Then I could see my wife before I buy her.
Walt Huber
Speech Pathologist -
As a fat Beijing housewife with nine children, I'm glad I'll finally have the chance to push a cart around a huge, fluorescent-lit store, just like I would in America.
Leonore Kent
Systems Analyst -
That explains why, when I tried to return a defective toaster oven recently, they told me I had to take it to their store in Wutan.
Cheryl Coogan
Registered Dietitian -
Hopefully, this will provide a better market for their poorly selling line of Sam's Choice Human Rights Abuses.
Kenny Post
Truant Officer -
As a cost-conscious Chinese peasant, I'm sticking with Sears. They've got the Kenmore-brand huts I'm looking for.
Peter Frankowicz
Tax Attorney
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