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Made in China

Examines Wal-Mart's importation of Chinese goods into the United States. Discusses that while some economists credit Wal-Mart's focus on low costs with helping contain U.S. inflation, others charge that the company is the main force driving the massive overseas shift to China in the production of American consumer goods, resulting in hundreds of thousands of lost jobs and a lower standard of living in the U.S.

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  • "Explores the relationship between US job losses and the American consumer's insatiable desire for bargains by looking at the way Wal-Mart does business. Historically the most powerful companies in America were manufacturers such as General Motors and General Electric. Now global retailers have taken over that role and as the world's largest company the retail chain Wal-Mart has extraordinary power and influence. The founder of Wal-Mart, Sam Walton, created the formula which has lead the company to success, buy cheap, sell for less than your competitor and make a profit on high volume and fast turnover. Walton also dreamed up the idea of the opening price point' which is to price an item very cheaply in each department of the store to attract customers."
  • "Examines Wal-Mart's importation of Chinese goods into the United States. Discusses that while some economists credit Wal-Mart's focus on low costs with helping contain U.S. inflation, others charge that the company is the main force driving the massive overseas shift to China in the production of American consumer goods, resulting in hundreds of thousands of lost jobs and a lower standard of living in the U.S."@en
  • "Looks at the power and influence of the world's largest company, retail chain Wal-Mart, dependent on cheap Asian imports for its success. The founder of Wal-Mart, Sam Walton, created the formula which has lead the company to success, buy cheap, sell for less than your competitor and make a profit on high volume and fast turnover. Walton also dreamed up the idea of the 'opening price point' which is to price an item very cheaply in each department of the store to attract customers to buy other goods. When Wal-Mart started it was a regional player which had to compete with national players so it went overseas to look for a cheap supply of goods. Despite running a 'Buy American' campaign in the late '80s low cost imports from Asia became a vital component of Wal-Mart's low opening price strategy. Explores the link between US job losses and American consumers' insatiable appetite for bargains."@en
  • "This documentary explores the relationship between US job losses and the American consumer's insatiable desire for bargains by looking at the way Wal-Mart does business - Historically the most powerful companies in America were manufacturers such as General Motors and General Electric - Now global retailers have taken over that role and as the world's largest company the retail chain Wal-Mart has extraordinary power and influence - The founder of Wal Mart, Sam Walton, created the formula which has lead the company to success, buy cheap, sell for less than your competitor and make a profit - SOSE - VID 734; Recorded on 17/05/2005."@en
  • "Looks at the success of the retail chain Wal-Mart, with regard to technology and globalization, and how it has become the world's number one company."@en
  • "Looks at the power and influence of the world's largest company, retail chain Wal-Mart, dependent on cheap Asian imports for its success. Explores the link between US job losses and American consumers' insatiable appetite for bargains."@en

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