The bully of Bentonville how the high cost of Wal-Mart's everyday low prices is hurting America
"The definitive portrait of the juggernaut that is reshaping America, The Bully of Bentonville exposes the zealous, secretive, small-town mentality ruling Wal-Mart and chronicles its far reaching consequences. In a richly textured narrative, Anthony Bianco shows how Wal-Mat has driven down reta...
Gespeichert in:
| 1. Verfasser: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | UnknownFormat |
| Sprache: | eng |
| Veröffentlicht: |
New York u.a.
Currency/Doubleday
2006
|
| Schlagworte: | |
| Online Zugang: | Inhaltsverzeichnis |
| Tags: |
Tag hinzufügen
Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!
|
Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | "The definitive portrait of the juggernaut that is reshaping America, The Bully of Bentonville exposes the zealous, secretive, small-town mentality ruling Wal-Mart and chronicles its far reaching consequences. In a richly textured narrative, Anthony Bianco shows how Wal-Mat has driven down retail wages throughout the country, even as its substandard pay scale and meager health-care policy have led to double-digit employee turnover; how its aggressive expansion inevitably puts locally owned stores out of business; and how its pricing policies have forced suppliers to outsource work and move thousands of jobs overseas. Its power even influences what Americans can read, watch, and listen to; in the name of protecting its customers, Wal-Mart bans "racy" magazines and insists on sanitized versions of popular DVDs and CDs. "Based on interviews with Wal-Mart employees, managers, executives, competitors, suppliers, customers, and community leaders, The Bully of Bentonville illuminates the story behind the headlines and brings the facts about Wal-Mart into sharp focus."--BOOK JACKET |
|---|---|
| Beschreibung: | XI, 320 S. |
| ISBN: | 0385513569 0-385-51356-9 |