Archive for May 7th, 2006

Wal-Mart Is Good for Small Business Wal-Mart Is Good for Small Business

NY Times: Right or wrong, it has somehow become conventional wisdom: Wal-Mart is bad for small businesses, outspending, outmaneuvering and outgrowing lesser rivals until they change their strategy or close their doors. But for Sparky Electronics, a family-owned store in California that sells hard-to-find watch batteries and record-player needles, Wal-Mart is more ally than enemy, [...]