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Amazon, or Wal-Mart in the Sky, is truly an incredible company and business. But a good name is worth more than $. If they continue these negative business prac

Amazon, or Wal-Mart in the Sky, is truly an incredible company and business. But a good name is worth more than $. If they continue these negative business practices their brand equity will slowly continue to decrease over time. The general public is not yet as wary of their power as most HN readers but it won’t be look until a new competitor (or preexisting) starts nipping away at their bottom line.

CriticalCathed 7y ago
Wal-mart has a hideous reputation among the general public and that doesn't seem to stop them. Walmart grows YoY every quarter. I'm not certain their reputation will change much so long as they can still ship a product to my house in one day for less money than at a physical store, and have effortless returns.
- toasterlovin 7y ago
  > Wal-mart has a hideous reputation among the general public Does it actually? Or does it just have a hideous reputation among the upper classes because it is a thing of the lower classes (like country music and pickup trucks)?
  - mywittyname 7y ago
    It's in general. For reasons ranging from union busting, bullying small suppliers, abusing employees, or being a burden on local governments. No matter your politics, you can find a reason to hate Walmart. But Walmart was often the only shopping center in a 40 mile radius for much of the US, meaning you had to shop there regardless of how you felt about them.
  - bdcravens 7y ago
    According to the American Customer Satisfaction Index, Walmart has one of the lowest ratings. https://www.theacsi.org/?option=com_content&view=article&id=149&catid=14&Itemid=214&c=Wal-Mart&i=Supermarkets https://www.theacsi.org/?option=com_content&view=article&id=... https://www.theacsi.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=149&catid=&Itemid=212&i=Department+and+Discount+Stores https://www.theacsi.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=ar...
- syshum 7y ago
  >>Wal-mart has a hideous reputation among the general public Walmart has a hideous reputation in certin area's normally upper-middle to upper class urbarn area's with high population density... This is also where they have very few, or no stores and the store they do have are not their "SuperCenters" Outside of these area Walmart has a fine reputation and is generally well received by the population.

CriticalCathed 7y ago

Wal-mart has a hideous reputation among the general public and that doesn't seem to stop them. Walmart grows YoY every quarter. I'm not certain their reputation will change much so long as they can still ship a product to my house in one day for less money than at a physical store, and have effortless returns.

toasterlovin 7y ago
> Wal-mart has a hideous reputation among the general public Does it actually? Or does it just have a hideous reputation among the upper classes because it is a thing of the lower classes (like country music and pickup trucks)?
- mywittyname 7y ago
  It's in general. For reasons ranging from union busting, bullying small suppliers, abusing employees, or being a burden on local governments. No matter your politics, you can find a reason to hate Walmart. But Walmart was often the only shopping center in a 40 mile radius for much of the US, meaning you had to shop there regardless of how you felt about them.
- bdcravens 7y ago
  According to the American Customer Satisfaction Index, Walmart has one of the lowest ratings. https://www.theacsi.org/?option=com_content&view=article&id=149&catid=14&Itemid=214&c=Wal-Mart&i=Supermarkets https://www.theacsi.org/?option=com_content&view=article&id=... https://www.theacsi.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=149&catid=&Itemid=212&i=Department+and+Discount+Stores https://www.theacsi.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=ar...
syshum 7y ago
>>Wal-mart has a hideous reputation among the general public Walmart has a hideous reputation in certin area's normally upper-middle to upper class urbarn area's with high population density... This is also where they have very few, or no stores and the store they do have are not their "SuperCenters" Outside of these area Walmart has a fine reputation and is generally well received by the population.