I grew up in the area where Sam Walton started Wal-Mart. He was known for treating his employees and customers and suppliers above and beyond what was required. This allowed him to create the largest juggernaut retailer in the world. My best friend from high school worked his way up to the top and was part of the corporate staff. When Sam died, the kids handed it over to ruthless MBA’s who preceded to strip-mine the company and milk it for every penny they could. The people who built Wal-Mart were ran out, the suppliers where driven overseas, and the employees where turned into welfare applicants.
Wal-Mart is not a good corporate citizen. One of my sons now works for them and they are completely run by the lawyers and HR department scheming on how to not pay their employees and make sure none of them are full time. Their same store sales are down for a reason, this company is on borrowed time.
Wal-Mart also used to tout its “Made in the USA” products. Those days sure are gone.
I remember all the “made in America” signs in Walmart.