Get your facts straight. Sam Walton wanted to sell American products, but he never said that everything that WalMart sells is to be made in America. It was his desire to SUPPORT American companies.
But, they are bound by the same pressures as any other retailer, especially so, in light of their other promise of LOW prices...
...The $12 billion worth of Chinese goods Wal-Mart bought in 2002 represented 10% of all U.S. imports from China...
... On average, a Wal-Mart supercenter offers prices 14% below its rivals', according to a 2002 study by UBS Warburg...
...New England Consulting estimates that Wal-Mart saved its U.S. customers $20 billion last year alone. Factor in the price cuts other retailers must make to compete, and the total annual savings approach $100 billion... -Business Week
Wal-Mart generated $244.5 billion in net sales in 2003. -Investopedia
The OVERWHELMING majority of WalMart's sales, come from American products...
Not the stuff I'm looking to buy. Have you actually shopped at Walmart lately, We have!