[Radix]

"To each his own, but don't use illogical arguments to bash Walmart."

Please.

Wal mart used awful underhanded tactics to undermine and bankrupt the Bradlees discount chain in my area. True that company was run ineptly, but they still were helped by Wal Mart to accelerate their demise.

Obviously, I cannot prove it, and frankly, I do not care. Bradlees was a weak merchandiser who would not stand up to the unions. A few execs won golden parachutes, and hundreds of workers and families paid the price. I am not exactly sympathetic to their plight, but it did happen.

The notion that Wal Mart is not a malicious predator is simply naive. In the end, the consumer will pay dearly.

[Eagles Talon IV]

"Obviously, I cannot prove it, and frankly, I do not care. Bradlees was a weak merchandiser who would not stand up to the unions. A few execs won golden parachutes, and hundreds of workers and families paid the price. I am not exactly sympathetic to their plight, but it did happen."

If you have no evidence then why in the world would you make a claim such as this? Besides that if what you call "underhanded tactics" were used, were they illegal? Here's a heads up for you. No business ever became successful by being the nice guy when it came to the competition. Running a successful business is a fight to the death on a daily basis.

[SamAdams76]

Wal mart used awful underhanded tactics to undermine and bankrupt the Bradlees discount chain in my area. True that company was run ineptly, but they still were helped by Wal Mart to accelerate their demise.

Gee, I'm so broken-hearted over Bradlees. I remember the Bradlees chain and they were godawful. Kudos to Wal-Marts for hastening their demise. Same for Caldors, Ann & Hope and Almys. Three other pathetic chains that got steamrollered and put out of their misery by the Wal-Marts juggernaut.