Wal-Mart has the power to squeeze profit-killing concessions from vendors.
No it doesn't.
Nobody is forced to sell to Wal-Mart and nobody but a fool would sell to Wal-Mart if it killed their profits.
You have to be an idiot to believe this stuff.
I am not taking sides either way. However, those of us from the 40's remember Sears and A&P practices. Not a lot has changed except that the foreign and job downside issue is now much larger!
As a more recent example, WAL-MART WARNS STUDIOS OVER DVD DOWNLOADS in the N Y Post yesterday. Tough to tell who to root for there!