Wally Bashing Is A Loser
January 8, 2007 on 12:56 pm | In Main, Wal-Mart |In the I told-you-so department: A new Quinnipiac University poll shows politicians who attack Wal-Mart not only stand to gain nothing, but the tactic is likely to backfire on them.
Wally bashers will have to decide whether it’s worth it to throw a sop to organized labor at the expense of the majority who either have a favorable view of the company (and, like me, shop there often) or who are turned off by such rhetoric. Watch out, Hillary!
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Wal-Mart also got some press last week because they are in the process of apparently making good on a pledge to their shareholders to develop a “green”, environmentally balanced approach to their use of energy and to the design and building of their stores.
There was even a story on NPR (imagine!!) about the fact that the company is looking to purchase solar panels for their stores, thereby creating a whole new, huge market for the manufacturers of those panels.
If Wal-Mart bought solar panels, NPR reported, for all their stores slated to receive them, all the panels currently available for purchase would be spoken for.
Comment by Janet Manko — January 8, 2007 #
Great, another reason not to hate Wally. The company certainly has plenty of unobstructed roof space that could catch lots of rays to save them money. And it will generate not only power but good PR. A win-win.
Comment by Terry — January 8, 2007 #
IF your electric bill was $1Billion per year, wouldn’t you look for ways to save money?
They are also experimenting in some stores with waterless urinals and wind power.
I can chart the rise in my 401(k) already!!
Now if Exxon/Mobil gets serious about their end of the business, I just may retire!!
Comment by Paul Bartomioli — January 8, 2007 #
Paul,
One question: what exactly would a “waterless urinal” smell like? Doesn’t sound like good PR to me!
Comment by Terry — January 8, 2007 #
Waterlesss urinal….
Is not that a metaphor for main stream media?!
Marshall
Comment by Marshall Miles — January 9, 2007 #
FYI:
http://www.walmartmovie.com/
Comment by ZenMensch — January 9, 2007 #
I don’t like the company or some of their practices but you can’t argue with the low price if you are in the area.
They’ve saved me a couple of times when I forgot a dress shirt and found a 24 hour WalMart.
Comment by James Clark — January 9, 2007 #
We have the best of both worlds in the NW corner. The big box stores are reachable, but we don’t have the demographics that attracts them, nor the attendant congestion. It is the local businesses that suffer; and the potential businesses we will never see.
Comment by Peter Halle — January 9, 2007 #
ZenMensch,
A bit alarmist, don’t you think? I’m not comfortable with everything the company does either, but they could not exist and flourish without giving consumers what they want while employing willing workers.
If people such as the Walmart movie producer think the company is paying slave wages, maybe he could have put the capital he invested in the film into starting his own company and paying “a living wage” to his workers.
It’s relatively easy to criticize, but to roll up your sleeves and enter into commerce, employ people, meet a regular payroll and put lots of your own capital at risk, is something else indeed.
Of course, I’m only half joking, but my point was that bashing a store with 1.4 million employees and tens of millions of shoppers a week is a political loser. And if you want to effect change, you have to get elected …
Comment by Terry — January 9, 2007 #
waterless urinal uses some sort of gel that seals off the odor, etc. I’d have to dig for the article, but there are test stores around the country.
As far as the Wal-Mart video, socialists and their ilk must control our world, or they are not happy. Ranting and raving about “unfair” is the best they can do. Hoepfully, they will win the emotional argument with enough sheep and lemmings to enact their programs and goals. Worked well in the USSR, didn’t it? Of course there are still the worker paradises in Cuba and China. BTW, when was the last time someone risked their life to flee the US for a socialist society?
Zen Mensch, are you a Red Sox fan, as well?
Comment by Paul Bartomioli — January 11, 2007 #
Paul - What, are the Red Sox socialists now?
Comment by Janet Manko — January 11, 2007 #
No, but their supporters are eternal optimists; they just don’t recognize that even a stopped clock is right twice a day. ;>}
Comment by Paul Bartomioli — January 12, 2007 #
Of course, there’s also the argument that Red Sox fans (of which I am one) relish being on the losing side.
Comment by Janet Manko — January 14, 2007 #
always knew that people in the news business were masochists!
Comment by Paul Bartomioli — January 15, 2007 #