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Issue 77

December 2003

The Wal-Mart You Don't Know

  • The giant retailer's low prices often come with a high cost. Wal-Mart's relentless pressure can crush the companies it does business with and force them to send jobs overseas. Are we shopping our way straight to the unemployment line?

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  • Fast Talk: Smart Shops

    Just in time for the holiday rush, we asked top retailers: Why is the customer experience so lousy? And what can we do to fix it?

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    One of my earliest childhood memories has to do with feet. Colored feet, actually. All kinds of colors: blue, green, orange, red, purple, black.