American Voices

The Great Wal-Mart of China

September 25, 1996 | ISSUE 30•07

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?

  • 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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