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The organization is huge and ruthless. If they don't get what they want,
they will find a way. Wal-mart sells a "product" $100-120.00 (for
non-disclosure reasons I can't give the product description) that is only
sourced from one supplier. Wal-mart had beat the supplier down so far on
price, they were almost giving the item away trying to make it on volume
with small margins. My understanding is the supplier finally got tired of
Wal-mart pushing their weight around and increased the price 5 % and said if
you don't like it find someone else, knowing they had no other suppliers.
Wal-mart has gone out and procured a supplier to manufacture a similar
product at 75 % of the cost. This will likely squeeze the other company out
of business within 3 - 5 years.

JT
(who drives past Wal-mart if I can help it)

I don't believe I've ever been in a Wal-mart before (I just assumed
it was like a giant K-mart) since there isn't one anywhere nearby. If
people dislike them so much, why do they shop there?
- Ken