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Trader Joe's and GE are two of my favorite companies mostly because of their amazing depth of vertical integration. They've got this stuff down to an art form.
by speek 16y ago
Trader Joe's and GE are two of my favorite companies mostly because of their amazing depth of vertical integration. They've got this stuff down to an art form.
- splat 16y agoGE really is an incredible "behind-the-scenes" sort of company. When you first think of GE, you probably think something along the lines of "Oh yeah, don't they make light bulbs or something?" But the more you look into them, the more you realize just how big and diversified that company is. Taking a look at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_assets_owned_by_General_Electric http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_assets_owned_by_General... is a good starting point, and then start clicking on the links therein and you'll probably find that GE is behind a lot of products and involved in a lot of industries that you'd never have guessed.
- parallax7d 16y agoI'm not sure vertical integration is something to be inspired by. In fact, it tends to create a variety of conflicts of interests, and anti competitive environments. Both effects are generally bad for competition and consumer choice.