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[http://www.howstuffworks.com/] SUBSCRIBE Adventure Animals Auto Culture Entertainment Health Home & Garden Lifestyle Money Science Tech Video Shows Quizzes Business Economics Jobs Personal Finance Home / Money / Business / Business Profiles How Wal-Mart Works by Caroline Wilbert Page 1 Introduction to How Wal-Mart Works 2 Power and Controversy 3 Lots More Information Lots More Information Related HowStuffWorks Articles How Business Ideas Work How Customer Service Works How Business Hiring Works How UPC Bar Codes Work How RFIDs Work How Currency Works How the Fed Works How do store coupons work? How does the store get its money back? Advertising Quiz More Great Links Wal-Mart Wal-Mart Facts Is Wal-Mart Good for America? Wal-Mart Watch Sources Barbaro, Michael. "Wal-Mart Tries to Find Its Customer." New York Times, February 2, 2006. Basker, Emek. "Job Creation or Destruction? Labor Market Effects of Wal-Mart Expansion." University of Michigan, 2004. Cleeland, Nancy and Abigail Goldman. "An Empire Built on Bargains Remakes the Working World." Los Angeles Times, November 23, 2003. Cleeland, Nancy and Abigail Goldman. "Grocery Unions Battle to Stop Invasion of the Giant Stores." Los Angeles Times, November 25, 2003. Cleeland, Nancy, et al. "Scouring the Globe to Give Shoppers an $8.63 Polo Shirt." Los Angeles Times, November 24, 2003. Cleeland, Nancy. "Seams Start to Unravel." Los Angeles Times, November 24, 2003. Copeland, Larry. "Wal-Mart's Hired Advocate Takes Flak." USA Today, March 16, 2006. Fishman, Charles. "The Wal-Mart Effect." Penguin Press, 2006. ISBN 1594200769 . Goldman, Abigail. "Proud to Be at the Top." Los Angeles Times, November 23, 2003. Home Depot Web Site http://www.homedepot.com Iritani, Evelyn and Nancy Cleeland. "Audit Stance Generates Controversy." Los Angeles Times, November 24, 2003. "Is Wal-Mart Good for America?" PBS Frontline, November 16, 2004. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/walmart/view/ Wal-MartWeb Site http://www.walmart.com Wal-Mart Watch Web Site http://www.walmartwatch.com Warner, Melanie. "When Wal-Mart Shops for Groceries, it Gets Whatever it Wants." New York Times, March 6, 2006. "Wireless Grapes; Seeking new sales to Wal-Mart, a produce supplier goes high tech," Fortune Small Buisness, March 6, 2006. http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/03/06/8370666/index.htm Print Cite This! Close Please copy/paste the following text to properly cite this HowStuffWorks article: Wilbert, Caroline. "How Wal-Mart Works" 26 April 2006. HowStuffWorks.com. 17 August 2014. Citation & Date Feedback Page 1 Introduction to How Wal-Mart Works 2 Power and Controversy 3 Lots More Information More To Explore Money Makes the World Go 'Round 10 Things You Should Buy in Bulk Fact or Fiction: Hidden Bank Fees 10 Recession-proof Businesses 10 Most Stressful Jobs in America Quiz: Building Your Nest Egg Watch retirement videos » You Might Also Like 10 Networking Tips for People Who Hate Networking Hate the idea of sheepishly handing out business cards to strangers while "selling yourself”? Try these tips for easing the pain. How to Leverage an API for Conferencing APIs are an important part of communication software. Learn more about APIs in this article. Popular Articles Who Said It: Gates or Jobs? 5 Things You Should Do Before Opening a 401(k) How to Start a Radio Station Most Popular Most Watched Most Popular 10 Great Reasons to Change Jobs How do CDs (certificates of deposit) work? 10 Quick Ways to Make Money Eye On the Money: Test Your Debt Knowledge 10 Tips for Staying on Budget Most Watched Stocks and the Stock Market Credit Card Videos How to Make Millions Frugal Living Saving Money Don't Miss Stuff You Should Know: Demystifying Your World Stuff Mom Never Told You: All Things Women and Gender Stuff You Missed in History Class: Fact or Fiction? CHECK OUT OUR PODCASTS HOWSTUFFWORKS NEWSLETTER THE LATEST AND GREATEST SUBSCRIBE HOWSTUFFWORKS Adventure Animals Auto Culture Entertainment Health Home & Garden Lifestyle Money Science Tech MORE STUFF Blogs HSW Tools RSS Maps Podcasts Quizzes Newsletters Video HSW Brazil HSW China STUFF WEBSITES BrainStuff CarStuff Fw:Thinking Stuff Mom Never Told You Stuff of Genius Stuff They Don't Want You to Know Stuff to Blow Your Mind Stuff You Missed in History Class Stuff You Should Know CUSTOMER SERVICE Advertising Contact Us Help CORPORATE About Us Careers @ HSW Privacy Policy Visitor Agreement TAKE US WITH YOU FOLLOW US Copyright © 1998-2014 HowStuffWorks, a division of InfoSpace LLC