Walmart

Brittani Robbins

Mr. Audler- BUS 409

March 11, 2008

Wal-Mart and It’s Urban Expansion Strategy

Problems:

1. Immigration and customs raided Wal-Mart and found many problems

2. Media reported many problems

3. It was named the largest class action lawsuit

4. Activists and Union leaders criticized it for its low wages and low prices that put pressure on competitors/

5. became a political symbol as Democratic candidates criticized it for health benefits

6. History of opposing unionization

Chicago Stores:

-To open in west and east side of Chicago

-Chicago works rights board said it would cost more jobs than it would create.

- Chicago Federation of labor said they need to agree not to sell groceries at any Chicago stores, to avoid driving down wages of its grocery competitors.

Despite