tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6988729.post110186535585182378..comments2024-03-27T11:42:47.601-04:00Comments on Another Monkey: Wal-Mart is EvilD.B. Echohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01797128570217627410noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6988729.post-1102256731570121532004-12-05T09:25:00.000-05:002004-12-05T09:25:00.000-05:00My sources tell me there's a Costco in East Stroud...My sources tell me there's a Costco in East Stroudsburg, marginally closer to you than to me. And yep, I drive past your fair city twice a day!D.B. Echohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01797128570217627410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6988729.post-1102046891551697252004-12-02T23:08:00.000-05:002004-12-02T23:08:00.000-05:00The use of ongoing sales tracking is a big WalMart...The use of ongoing sales tracking is a big WalMart success. <br /><br />In a related note, I always try to answer shopping/marketing polls when I can. Since there sample may be limited, I figure if I answer it weights the world toward producing goods and services directed at me. If only I could start working my way into focus groups somehow.Super Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241130161232746471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6988729.post-1102040192554461242004-12-02T21:16:00.000-05:002004-12-02T21:16:00.000-05:00Using data to predict which items will be in deman...Using data to predict which items will be in demand in specific circumstances so they can have stock available when those circumstances are expected to arise? Those FIENDS!!!!<br /><br />Wait, that's actually a good use of data. That's a pretty interesting article.D.B. Echohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01797128570217627410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6988729.post-1101994617990673302004-12-02T08:36:00.000-05:002004-12-02T08:36:00.000-05:00New article in the Times today. http://www.nytimes...New article in the Times today. http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/14/business/yourmoney/14wal.html?ex=1102136400&en=55680ef384fea40f&ei=5070&oref=login&ex=1103346000<br /><br />BillAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6988729.post-1101989318373202182004-12-02T07:08:00.000-05:002004-12-02T07:08:00.000-05:00I know. I received the same advice from somebody ...I know. I received the same advice from somebody else last night, and I recalled reading an article in Slate (http://slate.msn.com/id/2104988/) that made the point that Costco is good where Wal-Mart/Sam's is evil. Problem is, the nearest Costco is about 60 miles away, and the nearest Sam's is 11 miles away and in-between where I work and where I live. I can only hope that Costco locates a store in this market and gives us an alternative source of 2-gallon containers of laundry detergent.D.B. Echohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01797128570217627410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6988729.post-1101958289023562052004-12-01T22:31:00.000-05:002004-12-01T22:31:00.000-05:00The only ethical choice is to move to Costco. For...The only ethical choice is to move to Costco. Forget Sam's, you're just feeding the beast.Super Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241130161232746471noreply@blogger.com