 Wal-Mart, First Actual Mega? |
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 Feb 7 2008, 06:46 PM
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Runner  Group: Members Posts: 3,382 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Shadowland Member No.: 8,297  |
I have issues with Wal-Mart so maybe I'm baised; however, they seem to be the most likely candidate for a SR-style Megacorp.
Wal-Mart In-store Clinic Just thought that I would share. |
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Feb 7 2008, 06:51 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,930 Joined: 9-April 05 From: Scandinavian Union Member No.: 7,310 |
Aren't Megacorps supposed to be international, as far as I know there's only Wallies in America (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif)
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Feb 7 2008, 06:51 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 698 Joined: 26-October 06 From: Iowa, United States Member No.: 9,720 |
When a wal-mart adds an upper floor for employee apartments (of course taking a cut out of their pay for such). Then we're another step further.
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Feb 7 2008, 06:56 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 777 Joined: 22-November 06 Member No.: 9,934 |
QUOTE (Nightwalker450 @ Feb 7 2008, 02:51 PM)  When a wal-mart adds an upper floor for employee apartments (of course taking a cut out of their pay for such). Then we're another step further. new york |
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Feb 7 2008, 07:02 PM
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Manus Celer Dei Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 17,006 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802 |
Wal*Mart, though monstrous, is not even close to being on the scale of a mega. At the time of Corporate Download, Chromed Accountant claimed that the Big Ten accounted for over half of the world gross product.
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Feb 7 2008, 07:10 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,930 Joined: 9-April 05 From: Scandinavian Union Member No.: 7,310 |
Walmart exists in 15 of the 194 nations of the world, I've been round Europe quite a bit, and i never ever even seen one.. Geez, not everything is about the big guys in east and west / Annoyed European
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Feb 7 2008, 07:10 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,300 Joined: 6-February 08 From: Cologne, Germany Member No.: 15,648 |
Wal Mart tries to become international, but at least in Germany, they had to close down their operations.
People just boycotted them due to their terrible rep (and we already have Schlecker and Lidl as the exploitative store chains). As far as megacorp behaviour is concerned, take a look at western Africa. You know, that place where companies like Shell, Elf Aquitaine and so on hire private armies to protect their assets. Well, in fact, everybody there hires his private army if he can afford it, up to and including tanks, artillery, helicopters and fighter jets. No, not in 2070. Now. Just waiting for the day when the first real corporate war breaks out down there. |
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Feb 7 2008, 07:12 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 697 Joined: 18-August 07 Member No.: 12,735 |
QUOTE (Lionhearted @ Feb 7 2008, 02:51 PM) Aren't Megacorps supposed to be international, as far as I know there's only Wallies in America (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif) http://www.walmartstores.com/GlobalWMStore...gate.do?catg=14 QUOTE ("walmartstores.com") Wal-Mart’s International stores, just like those in the U.S., provide excellent customer service and convenience and they offer working families the things they need at prices they can afford. At Wal-Mart, we go to great lengths to ensure our international stores reflect the local needs and wants of our customers, and we work hard to make sure our stores are seen as vital partners in communities. This approach is the reason Wal-Mart is being welcomed into country after country around the globe, and it’s also why we have tremendous potential to continue our rapid growth internationally.
Currently, Wal-Mart International operates over 2,980 retail units and employs more than 550,000 associates in Argentina, Brazil, Canada, China, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Japan, Mexico, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico, and the United Kingdom. And the opportunities for growth continue. In August 2007, Wal-Mart announced an agreement with Bharti Enterprises to establish a joint venture called Bharti Wal-Mart Private Limited for wholesale cash-and-carry and back-end supply chain management operations in India. The first wholesale facility in India is targeted to open in late 2008. |
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Feb 7 2008, 07:14 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,930 Joined: 9-April 05 From: Scandinavian Union Member No.: 7,310 |
Yeah, checked it up Crypto.. As i suspected (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif) almost non-existant in Europe praise the lord that we havent been all americified
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Feb 7 2008, 07:19 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,991 Joined: 1-February 08 From: Off the rock! Back In America! WOOOOO! Member No.: 15,601 |
Oh we're coming Lionhearted, you WILL embrace our apple pie eating, hamburger shitting lifestyle damnit!
OBEY!!! OBEY!!! Besides, you guys don't even have guns. How are you going to stop us? Laws? MOO HOO! HA HA! Fools! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/vegm.gif) *ducks* |
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Feb 7 2008, 07:25 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,930 Joined: 9-April 05 From: Scandinavian Union Member No.: 7,310 |
QUOTE (DocTaotsu @ Feb 7 2008, 02:19 PM) Oh we're coming Lionhearted, you WILL embrace our apple pie eating, hamburger shitting lifestyle damnit! OBEY!!! OBEY!!! Besides, you guys don't even have guns. How are you going to stop us? Laws? MOO HOO! HA HA! Fools! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/vegm.gif) *ducks* You may enslave our bodies, You might blind our eyes, You may fool our brains, but you will NEVER ever own our souls! Three words Omae, Three words that will never stop ringing, three words that will send shivers down your pseudo-european discarded trash ass, Viva la revolution! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smokin.gif) Anarchist-4-Life Wait a minute? no guns, whatta.. Sweden happen to have some of the best trained, best equipped artic forces in the world. (Had some american guys here last year, NAVY SEAL or something like that, they couldnt pass the obligatory obstacle course) No hard feelings aight? |
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Feb 7 2008, 07:29 PM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 5,537 Joined: 27-August 06 From: Albuquerque NM Member No.: 9,234 |
QUOTE (Lionhearted @ Feb 7 2008, 12:25 PM) You may enslave our bodies, You might blind our eyes, You may fool our brains, but you will NEVER ever own our souls! Bodies and money is all the important parts. You can keep your souls. I understand that in Europe they belong to Allah anyhow. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif) |
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Feb 7 2008, 07:30 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,930 Joined: 9-April 05 From: Scandinavian Union Member No.: 7,310 |
QUOTE (kzt @ Feb 7 2008, 02:29 PM) Bodies and money is all the important parts. You can keep your souls. I understand that in Europe they belong to Allah anyhow. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif) Nah here you can't believe in god, "but I believe in something tihi" welcome to sweden the proud most atheistic country in the world |
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Feb 7 2008, 07:31 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,991 Joined: 1-February 08 From: Off the rock! Back In America! WOOOOO! Member No.: 15,601 |
Swedes! Bah!
Actually didn't you guys kick the crap out of the Nazi's and the Russian in a 20 year time span? Maybe we'll leave the Swedes... For now. And we won't own your souls until we can conjure up some decent ancestor soul binders. It's only a matter of time. EMBRACE THE BENEVOLENT BUT FIRM EMPIRE OF AMERICA! EMBRACE IT OR LIVE IN MORTAL PERIL! Man! This feels good! Maybe I should vote of Guiliani (although I've recently become aware he dropped out. Thank god.) I would also like to note that I would have only been shocked if you announced that you had the best equipped and trained JUNGLE force in the world. I would have also been deeply amused. |
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Feb 7 2008, 07:32 PM
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Horror Group: Members Posts: 5,322 Joined: 15-June 05 From: BumFuck, New Jersey Member No.: 7,445 |
Wal-Mart may/may not be heading towards Mega.
However, These guys have them long beaten for the title of first Megacorporation. |
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Feb 7 2008, 07:35 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,930 Joined: 9-April 05 From: Scandinavian Union Member No.: 7,310 |
QUOTE (DocTaotsu @ Feb 7 2008, 02:31 PM) Swedes! Bah! Actually didn't you guys kick the crap out of the Nazi's and the Russian in a 20 year time span? Maybe we'll leave the Swedes... For now. I would also like to note that I would have only been shocked if you announced that you had the best equipped and trained JUNGLE force in the world. I would have also been deeply amused. Actually that was Finland, Sweden was wozzy neutral with some wanna-be nazi during WW2 However we kicked the living hell outta Russia, Denmark, Poland, and Germany all at the same time about 400 years ago, then the king got shot.. by his own forces Oh, wait and see amigo, goverment secrets you know :o |
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Feb 7 2008, 07:37 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,991 Joined: 1-February 08 From: Off the rock! Back In America! WOOOOO! Member No.: 15,601 |
Ah Finland.
*calls over his shoulder* It's cool boys! We can still do Sweden! Lets give them democracy or else! I'm not sure if citing a 400 year old ass whupping, no matter how spectacular, is much call for future pride. I mean, Armenia owned like half the world at some point. Granted that was also at the dawn of recorded history iirc but hey, my Armenian friends still go to great lengths to point that out to me. |
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Feb 7 2008, 07:39 PM
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QUOTE (DocTaotsu @ Feb 7 2008, 03:31 PM) Swedes! Bah! Actually didn't you guys kick the crap out of the Nazi's and the Russian in a 20 year time span? Actually Hitler avoided Switzerland completely because their version of Neutrality (we're neutral and all of our citizens have guns to keep it that way) seemed to be not worth the effort. |
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Feb 7 2008, 07:42 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 385 Joined: 20-August 07 Member No.: 12,766 |
QUOTE (Lionhearted @ Feb 7 2008, 02:25 PM) no guns, whatta.. Sweden happen to have some of the best trained, best equipped artic forces in the world. That'll be great when then next conflict breaks out over the valuable territory up there.(Had some american guys here last year, NAVY SEAL or something like that, they couldnt pass the obligatory obstacle course) No hard feelings aight? ... Oh. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) |
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Feb 7 2008, 07:44 PM
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Beetle Eater Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 4,797 Joined: 3-June 02 From: Oblivion City Member No.: 2,826 |
I'm confused, didn't people stop going to malls and start using supermarkets, because they were easier to navigate and generally more convenient...
Is this mallification of the supermarket just a reaction to webretail reducing brickstore sales, thus - similar to accepting slim to nil margins on beer and soda products - they are trying to create a need to visit stores in the flesh and hopefully impulse buy? Anyway, Wal-Mart doesn't have enough of a horizontal monopoly to be a true megacorp. You have to own the companies that mine the iron, smelt the steel, and build the trucks that transport the toys from the factories which assemble them from the feed stock you refine to the kiosks where you sell them... |
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Feb 7 2008, 07:44 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,930 Joined: 9-April 05 From: Scandinavian Union Member No.: 7,310 |
QUOTE (cryptoknight @ Feb 7 2008, 02:39 PM) Actually Hitler avoided Switzerland completely because their version of Neutrality (we're neutral and all of our citizens have guns to keep it that way) seemed to be not worth the effort. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/switzerland http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/sweden Swedes= people from sweden Swiss= people or things from switzenland geez, whats next? Polar bears roaming the streets? QUOTE That'll be great when then next conflict breaks out over the valuable territory up there. ... Oh. One word: Uranium QUOTE I'm not sure if citing a 400 year old ass whupping, no matter how spectacular, is much call for future pride Never said I was proud of being swedish im hell glad im not a fullblood, whole country is cooking with prejudice, stupid politics and ignorance (but not even close to that of those americans often portrayed by media, and/or youtube) |
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Feb 7 2008, 07:44 PM
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Immortal Elf Group: Members Posts: 11,410 Joined: 1-October 03 From: Pittsburgh Member No.: 5,670 |
Shadowdragon8685 beat me to it. 250 years of straight runnin' shit--Wal-Mart's got a ways to go.
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Feb 7 2008, 07:50 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 697 Joined: 18-August 07 Member No.: 12,735 |
QUOTE (Kanada Ten @ Feb 7 2008, 03:44 PM) Anyway, Wal-Mart doesn't have enough of a horizontal monopoly to be a true megacorp. You have to own the companies that mine the iron, smelt the steel, and build the trucks that transport the toys from the factories which assemble them from the feed stock you refine to the kiosks where you sell them... That's the definition of a vertical monopoly (i.e. Standard Oil before the breakup). A horizontal monopoly would be like from Demolition man. The only restaurant in existance is... Taco Bell. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vertical_integration http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horizontal_integration |
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Feb 7 2008, 07:51 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 697 Joined: 18-August 07 Member No.: 12,735 |
QUOTE (Lionhearted @ Feb 7 2008, 03:44 PM) Swedes= people from sweden Swiss= people or things from switzenland geez, whats next? Polar bears roaming the streets? One word: Uranium My mistake... I apparently can't differentiate one state in the European Union from another... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif) |
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Feb 7 2008, 07:55 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,930 Joined: 9-April 05 From: Scandinavian Union Member No.: 7,310 |
QUOTE (cryptoknight @ Feb 7 2008, 02:51 PM) My mistake... I apparently can't differentiate one state in the European Union from another... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif) That's coo' I can't remember all the states on top of my mind either |
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