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...Yet, as Charles Fishman wrote in The Wal-Mart Effect in 2006, Walmart derives all of its impact from us, “from our willingness to open our wallets, just a few dollars at a time . . ....
...It comes up for most big mergers these days: if big company A does not — or is not allowed — to buy big company B, even bigger companies C or D will crush both....
...Alice Fishburn is deputy editor of FT Weekend Magazine...
...Schwyhart is a big man with big plans and big friends. One business partner, Bob Thornton, set up Wal-Mart’s first distribution centres. The late J.B. Hunt was one of his investing partners....
...MR SCOTT: Oh, not that I’d discuss publicly....
...THE WAL-MART EFFECT: How an Out-of-Town Superstore Became a Superpower by Charles Fishman Allen Lane ₤12.99, 304 pages A brave attempt to provide a balanced account of the retail giant....
...Ms Walton has taken a leading role in efforts to develop northwest Arkansas, which is also home to Tyson Foods and the JB Hunt trucking business, including successfully lobbying for a local airport with...
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