Comments on: Why I’m not ashamed of Wal-Mart http://www.lifeonashirt.com/2007/12/17/why-im-not-ashamed-of-wal-mart/ As seen through my eyes... Spreadshirt, creative apparel, being a CEO, and life Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:25:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.7 by: Mel Webster http://www.lifeonashirt.com/2007/12/17/why-im-not-ashamed-of-wal-mart/#comment-9060 Wed, 26 Dec 2007 21:50:50 +0000 http://www.lifeonashirt.com/2007/12/17/why-im-not-ashamed-of-wal-mart/#comment-9060 Hey Jana -- this is spot on! Great column. I too know that Wal-Mart has issues, but I agree with everything you have written. Wal-Mart has played an important role in the global retailing industry and has led the way numerous times in terms of innovation. Hope all is well with you in Germany! Hey Jana — this is spot on! Great column. I too know that Wal-Mart has issues, but I agree with everything you have written. Wal-Mart has played an important role in the global retailing industry and has led the way numerous times in terms of innovation. Hope all is well with you in Germany!

]]> by: Jana Eggers http://www.lifeonashirt.com/2007/12/17/why-im-not-ashamed-of-wal-mart/#comment-8598 Mon, 17 Dec 2007 08:45:45 +0000 http://www.lifeonashirt.com/2007/12/17/why-im-not-ashamed-of-wal-mart/#comment-8598 Eva, Yes, Wal-Mart entered Germany via acquisition in 1998 and left in 2006. <a href="http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,2112746,00.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">This Deutsche Welle article</a> provides a good overview.Tobias, Great adds. The NYT article is very interesting and has a similar point about how Wal-Mart is used as "the big evil", when it doesn't fit. (IMHO) Eva, Yes, Wal-Mart entered Germany via acquisition in 1998 and left in 2006. This Deutsche Welle article provides a good overview.Tobias, Great adds. The NYT article is very interesting and has a similar point about how Wal-Mart is used as “the big evil”, when it doesn’t fit. (IMHO)

]]> by: Tobias http://www.lifeonashirt.com/2007/12/17/why-im-not-ashamed-of-wal-mart/#comment-8597 Mon, 17 Dec 2007 08:28:00 +0000 http://www.lifeonashirt.com/2007/12/17/why-im-not-ashamed-of-wal-mart/#comment-8597 good points. i´d like to add a story i stumpled upon yesterday - it´s on etsy and the whole "handmade 2.0" "movement": http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/16/magazine/16Crafts-t.html?_r=2&th=&oref=slogin&emc=th&pagewanted=all&oref=slogin. wal-mart gets mentioned in there quite often, too. and here´s a well-written portrait of the company found in "brand eins" back in 2002: http://www.brandeins.de/home/inhalt_detail.asp?id=353 (german) good points.

i´d like to add a story i stumpled upon yesterday - it´s on etsy and the whole “handmade 2.0″ “movement”: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/16/magazine/16Crafts-t.html?_r=2&th=&oref=slogin&emc=th&pagewanted=all&oref=slogin.
wal-mart gets mentioned in there quite often, too.

and here´s a well-written portrait of the company found in “brand eins” back in 2002: http://www.brandeins.de/home/inhalt_detail.asp?id=353 (german)

]]> by: Eva http://www.lifeonashirt.com/2007/12/17/why-im-not-ashamed-of-wal-mart/#comment-8592 Mon, 17 Dec 2007 06:34:11 +0000 http://www.lifeonashirt.com/2007/12/17/why-im-not-ashamed-of-wal-mart/#comment-8592 Hello, I read your comments on WalMart excellent right up? I am in Canada Did walMart open in Germany? What happened to wAlMart in Germany? Eva Hello, I read your comments on WalMart
excellent right up? I am in Canada Did walMart open in Germany? What happened to wAlMart in Germany? Eva

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