verrrrrry interesting
folks here whine about everything at walmart being from China
did you by chance get a feeling for the global scope of Walmart vendors?
“did you by chance get a feeling for the global scope of Walmart vendors?”
Actually, yes. Wal-Mart was compliant with several trade treaties that dictated they’d buy from tiny island nations. In many cases they were the only source of income. I had no idea there were several countries so small they’d make my home town look big. Wal-Mart was looking forward to dealing with suppliers who had more reliable shipping when the treaty lapsed. Some of these islands had a ship visit once every six months. By the time the products got to the stores they were out of style or obsolete. But, much of their stuff came from China. They were diversifying to newly developed outlets in other low cost producers.