This is true. I absolutely hate Wal-Mart, they are seriously killing competition. Small businesses are almost non-existent these days because of Wal-Mart. I personally do my very best to support small businesses even if I pay $20-50 more for an HDTV. I receive service from small businesses that I NEVER get from Wal-Mart (Costco, Sam's Club, etc.).
However, it's not totally Wal-Mart's fault. It's also the fault of the electronics companies that allow Wal-Mart to sell at such low prices. Before Wal-Mart was such an influence, electronics companies use to set ceilings of how low advertised prices could be for products. Now it's a free for all and they don't care, they just like to see the profits roll in. Oh well, it's the new golablized world we live in :).
Ok, did this article talk about small businesses, AT ALL!?!?!?!?!?
You are seriously an IDIOT if you think that, as AMERICANS, we should volountarily fork out the dough just so that businesses like Circuit City, The Good Guys, and Best Buy can stay in business.
This article spelled out EXACTLY how the smaller businesses stay in this particular business.... BY HIKING UP THE RETAIL PRICE TO RIP OFF THE CUSTOMER!!!!!!!!
Look closer into how you defend these other businesses before you bash Wal-Mart. You are actually DEFENDING high prices! How does selling everything at a high price help the economy as a whole. People buy less when they can't afford things. Wal-Mart allows people to buy things when other stores are ripping them off, EVEN WHEN THEY ARE IN DIRE NEED!!! Not just for big screen TV's.
Just cause you make $100,000 a year and don't need to go to Wal-Mart to shop, don't kick all the middle to low income Americans to the curb.
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This is true. I absolutely hate Wal-Mart, they are seriously killing competition. Small businesses are almost non-existent these days because of Wal-Mart. I personally do my very best to support small businesses even if I pay $20-50 more for an HDTV. I receive service from small businesses that I NEVER get from Wal-Mart (Costco, Sam's Club, etc.).
However, it's not totally Wal-Mart's fault. It's also the fault of the electronics companies that allow Wal-Mart to sell at such low prices. Before Wal-Mart was such an influence, electronics companies use to set ceilings of how low advertised prices could be for products. Now it's a free for all and they don't care, they just like to see the profits roll in. Oh well, it's the new golablized world we live in :).
WalMart creates competition - it doesn't kill it. Every store selling the same products for the same prices is not competition.
Ok, did this article talk about small businesses, AT ALL!?!?!?!?!?
You are seriously an IDIOT if you think that, as AMERICANS, we should volountarily fork out the dough just so that businesses like Circuit City, The Good Guys, and Best Buy can stay in business.
This article spelled out EXACTLY how the smaller businesses stay in this particular business.... BY HIKING UP THE RETAIL PRICE TO RIP OFF THE CUSTOMER!!!!!!!!
Look closer into how you defend these other businesses before you bash Wal-Mart. You are actually DEFENDING high prices! How does selling everything at a high price help the economy as a whole. People buy less when they can't afford things. Wal-Mart allows people to buy things when other stores are ripping them off, EVEN WHEN THEY ARE IN DIRE NEED!!! Not just for big screen TV's.
Just cause you make $100,000 a year and don't need to go to Wal-Mart to shop, don't kick all the middle to low income Americans to the curb.