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The difference between Walmart and Amazon is that Walmart is a major employer in small towns across America whereas Amazon is present only in a few large metro
by joejerryronnie 8y ago
The difference between Walmart and Amazon is that Walmart is a major employer in small towns across America whereas Amazon is present only in a few large metro areas. When Walmart gets pressured because of some real or perceived issue, each congress person representing those districts goes to bat for Walmart. Maybe not publicly, but real politics is done informally and out of the public eye. Defense contractors learned this lesson long ago as well.
- adventured 8y agoI agree that it helps Walmart more than it hurts them at this point. That's a large shift from ~20 years ago when the fear was very widespread that Walmart would destroy all the small towns and wipe out local employers. Now that Walmart is entrenched nearly everywhere locally, politicians want to keep those local jobs.
- opencl 8y agoAmazon has a lot of warehouses and call centers in small towns. Not nearly as many in walmart obviously, but definitely more than a few large metro areas.
- swsieber 8y agoA bigger difference is that Amazons brands are stealth brands. In every big shopping store, I know which brands are the store brands. Not so with amazon.
- amyjess 8y agoI'd recommend taking a look at Walmart's clothing section. It's full of stealth brands. (edit: Forgot about Walmart's electronics section. I'm typing this on a really good mechanical keyboard sold under Walmart's "Blackweb" brand.) Or, for that matter, Macy's. Someone else in this thread posted a link, so here you go: https://www.macysinc.com/macys/private-brands/default.aspx https://www.macysinc.com/macys/private-brands/default.aspx