Comments on: The giant stumbles http://www.buzzmachine.com/2006/07/28/the-giant-stumbles/ by Jeff Jarvis Wed, 03 Dec 2008 06:33:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Sab http://www.buzzmachine.com/2006/07/28/the-giant-stumbles/#comment-367247 Sab Sun, 20 Jan 2008 17:30:31 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/index.php/2006/07/28/the-giant-stumbles/#comment-367247 Well, for me as a German the point is pretty clear. Wal-Mart was not able to adapt to our country. We don´t like that two-faced happiness with the sun shining up their asses! Also we have pretty cheap discounters that Wal-Mart did not pay attetion to before entering out market. Another point is that we don´t buy that kind of stuff in just one store, Germans rather got to different stores to get good quality for a good price! And of course you cannot force our workers to not have any closer relationships within the labour or else!!!! Well, for me as a German the point is pretty clear. Wal-Mart was not able to adapt to our country. We don´t like that two-faced happiness with the sun shining up their asses! Also we have pretty cheap discounters that Wal-Mart did not pay attetion to before entering out market. Another point is that we don´t buy that kind of stuff in just one store, Germans rather got to different stores to get good quality for a good price! And of course you cannot force our workers to not have any closer relationships within the labour or else!!!!

]]> By: LLC http://www.buzzmachine.com/2006/07/28/the-giant-stumbles/#comment-136352 LLC Tue, 19 Sep 2006 00:21:20 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/index.php/2006/07/28/the-giant-stumbles/#comment-136352 I think wal-mart and most of those US giants are all too greedy I think wal-mart and most of those US giants are all too greedy

]]> By: Eider http://www.buzzmachine.com/2006/07/28/the-giant-stumbles/#comment-98700 Eider Sun, 30 Jul 2006 09:58:13 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/index.php/2006/07/28/the-giant-stumbles/#comment-98700 Yeah and Wall*mart it's too much for there.. I mean, they are too busy haunting buffalos and tiranousarious rex's.. So obviously that wouldn't work out well besides i hear too that they are having rough time there in money talking.. See ya.. Yeah and Wall*mart it’s too much for there.. I mean, they are too busy haunting buffalos and tiranousarious rex’s.. So obviously that wouldn’t work out well besides i hear too that they are having rough time there in money talking.. See ya..

]]> By: Another Thomas http://www.buzzmachine.com/2006/07/28/the-giant-stumbles/#comment-98226 Another Thomas Sat, 29 Jul 2006 11:04:10 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/index.php/2006/07/28/the-giant-stumbles/#comment-98226 Wal Mart quits in Germany mostly because it was too small for the market. It had just about 85 stores in Germany. And it couldn't compete in a market where you just get margins about 2 to 3 per cent. There are a lot of discounters in Germany. Wal Mart just lost in the market. This has nothing to do with regulations, that Wal Mart left the market. They coudn't compete with Aldi, Lidl and co. Wal Mart quits in Germany mostly because it was too small for the market. It had just about 85 stores in Germany. And it couldn’t compete in a market where you just get margins about 2 to 3 per cent. There are a lot of discounters in Germany.

Wal Mart just lost in the market. This has nothing to do with regulations, that Wal Mart left the market. They coudn’t compete with Aldi, Lidl and co.

]]> By: Johnpaul http://www.buzzmachine.com/2006/07/28/the-giant-stumbles/#comment-98208 Johnpaul Sat, 29 Jul 2006 10:06:35 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/index.php/2006/07/28/the-giant-stumbles/#comment-98208 Or Germany quits Wal mart may be because of costly labour in Germany as Wal Mart is famous for paying low wages and no health benefits to its employees. Everything is impossible :-) Or Germany quits Wal mart may be because of costly labour in Germany as Wal Mart is famous for paying low wages and no health benefits to its employees. Everything is impossible :-)

]]> By: Thomas http://www.buzzmachine.com/2006/07/28/the-giant-stumbles/#comment-98149 Thomas Sat, 29 Jul 2006 05:17:36 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/index.php/2006/07/28/the-giant-stumbles/#comment-98149 Another reason that should be obvious to you Jeff is how totally backward Germany is to business. German friends tried to get US Visas because of how backward German business environment is and they couldn't accept it. It was only the bad US immigration policy that forced them back to their home country. Considering how bad regulation is it's small wonder Walmart stayed in the market this long. Another reason that should be obvious to you Jeff is how totally backward Germany is to business.

German friends tried to get US Visas because of how backward German business environment is and they couldn’t accept it. It was only the bad US immigration policy that forced them back to their home country.

Considering how bad regulation is it’s small wonder Walmart stayed in the market this long.

]]> By: Janko http://www.buzzmachine.com/2006/07/28/the-giant-stumbles/#comment-98124 Janko Sat, 29 Jul 2006 03:19:37 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/index.php/2006/07/28/the-giant-stumbles/#comment-98124 One should point out that the German Walmart stores got bought by the world's fith largest retailer. There's always another giant around as soon as one stubles. Also, one of the reasons that Walmart didn't succeed in Germany is that some German retailers are apparently <a href="http://www.union-network.org/UNIsite/Sectors/Commerce/index_multinationals_Lidl.htm" rel="nofollow">better Union-busters.</a> One should point out that the German Walmart stores got bought by the world’s fith largest retailer. There’s always another giant around as soon as one stubles. Also, one of the reasons that Walmart didn’t succeed in Germany is that some German retailers are apparently better Union-busters.

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