Walmart is amazingly efficient and basically the case for how economies of scale benefit the consumer. If you broke it up, prices would go up, not down. Walton

Walmart is amazingly efficient and basically the case for how economies of scale benefit the consumer. If you broke it up, prices would go up, not down. Walton's do great because of the scale, but is a very lean and efficient organization. Take them entirely out of the picture and the consumer would hardly notice.