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　　Wal-Mart isn’t just the world’s biggest company, it is

probably the world’s most written-about. But no book until this one

has managed to penetrate its wall of silence or go beyond the usual

polemics to analyze its actual effects on its customers, workers,

and suppliers. Drawing on unprecedented interviews with former

Wal-Mart executives and a wealth of staggering data (e.g.,

Americans spend $36 million an hour at Wal-Mart stores, and in 2004

its growth alone was bigger than the total revenue of 469 of the

Fortune 500), The Wal-Mart Effect is an intimate look at a business

that is dramatically reshaping our lives.

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Charles Fishman has been a senior editor at the

Orlando Sentinel and the News & Observer and is

now a senior editor at Fast Company. In 2005 he won the

prestigious Gerald Loeb Award for business journalism.

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From Publishers Weekly

Fishman shops at Wal-Mart and has obvious affection for its

price-cutting, hard-nosed ethos. He also understands that the story

of Wal-Mart is really the story of the transformation of the

American economy over the past 20 years. He's careful to present

the consumer benefits of Wal-Mart's staggering growth and to place

Wal-Mart in the larger context of globalization and the rise of

mega-corporations. But he also presents the case against Wal-Mart

in arresting detail, and his carefully balanced approach only makes

the downside of Wal-Mart's market dominance more vivid. Through

interviews with former Wal-Mart insiders and current suppliers,

Fishman puts readers inside the company's penny-pinching mindset

and shows how Wal-Mart's mania to reduce prices has driven

suppliers into bankruptcy and sent factory jobs overseas. He

surveys the research on Wal-Mart's effects on local retailers,

details the environmental impact of its farm-raised salmon and

exposes the abuse of workers in a supplier's Bangladesh factory. In

Fishman's view, the "Wal-Mart effect" is double-edged: consumers

benefit from lower prices, even if they don't shop at Wal-Mart, but

Wal-Mart has the power of life and death over its suppliers.

Wal-Mart, he suggests, is too big to be subject to market forces or

traditional rules. In the end, Fishman sees Wal-Mart as neither

good nor evil, but simply a fact of modern life that can barely be

comprehended, let alone controlled.

Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed

Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

From Booklist

The "Wal-Mart effect" has become a common phrase in the vocabulary

of economists and includes a broad range of effects, such as

forcing local competitors out of business, driving down wages, and

keeping inflation low and productivity high. On a global scale,

Wal-Mart's relentless commitment to "everyday low prices" has had a

massive impact on the trend toward importing from countries like

China and the resultant loss of manufacturing jobs here. Because of

its strict policy on secrecy, surprisingly little is known about

the inside workings of the largest corporation ever in the U.S and

now the world. Although much has been written before on the

legendary story of Sam Walton, Fishman finally takes us inside the

carefully guarded workings of the "Wal-Mart ecosystem," where

management surrender their lives and families, working 12 hours a

day, six days a week, in a near-holy quest toward the never-ending

goal of lower prices. He brings to light the serious repercussions

that are occurring as consumers and suppliers have become locked in

an addiction to massive sales of cheaper and cheaper goods. David

Siegfried

Copyright © American Library Association. All rights

reserved --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Review

The Wal-Mart Effect is an interesting look at how big corporations

affect our planet in positive and negative ways. The strength . . .

is in the stories about the lives that Wal-Mart has touched, set

against the backdrop of an astounding array of data. -- USA

Today

The Wal-Mart Effect saunters through the influential economic

‘ecosystem’ that the discount chain represents with clarity,

compelling nuance, and refreshing objectivity. -- The Christian

Science Monitor

A must-read if one is even to begin understanding the global

dominance of Wal-Mart. -- The Washington Post

Highly readable, incisive, precise, and even elegant. -- San

Francisco Chronicle

Insightful. -- BusinessWeek

The best Wal-Mart exposé yet . . . as measured by depth and

breadth of research, writing style, and evenhanded treatment. --

The Denver Post

Review

The best Wal-Mart exposé yet . . . as measured by depth and breadth

of research, writing style, and evenhanded treatment. (The Denver

Post)

Highly readable, incisive, precise, and even elegant. (San

Francisco Chronicle)

The Wal-Mart Effect is an interesting look at how big

corporations affect our planet in positive and negative ways. The

strength . . . is in the stories about the lives that Wal-Mart has

touched, set against the backdrop of an astounding array of data.

(USA Today)

Insightful. (BusinessWeek)

The Wal-Mart Effect saunters through the influential economic

‘ecosystem’ that the discount chain represents with clarity,

compelling nuance, and refreshing objectivity. (The Christian

Science Monitor)

A must-read if one is even to begin understanding the global

dominance of Wal-Mart. (The Washington Post)

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From Publishers Weekly

Fishman shops at Wal-Mart and has obvious affection for its

price-cutting, hard-nosed ethos. He also understands that the story

of Wal-Mart is really the story of the transformation of the

American economy over the past 20 years. He''s careful to present

the consumer benefits of Wal-Mart''s staggering growth and to place

Wal-Mart in the larger context of globalization and the rise of

mega-corporations. But he also presents the case against Wal-Mart

in arresting detail, and his carefully balanced approach only makes

the downside of Wal-Mart''s market dominance more vivid. Through

interviews with former Wal-Mart insiders and current suppliers,

Fishman puts readers inside the company''s penny-pinching mindset

and shows how Wal-Mart''s mania to reduce prices has driven

suppliers into bankruptcy and sent factory jobs overseas. He

surveys the research on Wal-Mart''s effects on local retailers,

details the environmental impact of its farm-raised salmon and

exposes the abuse of workers in a supplier''s Bangladesh factory.

In Fishman''s view, the "Wal-Mart effect" is double-edged:

consumers benefit from lower prices, even if they don''t shop at

Wal-Mart, but Wal-Mart has the power of life and death over its

suppliers. Wal-Mart, he suggests, is too big to be subject to

market forces or traditional rules. In the end, Fishman sees

Wal-Mart as neither good nor evil, but simply a fact of modern life

that can barely be comprehended, let alone controlled.

Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed

Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

From AudioFile

Do you shop at Wal-Mart, or avoid it like the plague? THE WAL-MART

EFFECT may change your shopping habits, and it most certainly will

affect your perception of economics and business practice today.

Charles Fishman takes a hard look at supply, demand, and pricing,

as well as business practice as developed by Sam Walton, and now

his children. Alan Sklar brings his narrating experience in reading

nonfiction to bear on this "tell all" book. Sklar approaches each

revelation with fresh enthusiasm, even when Fishman''s text is

repetitive. Delving into Wal-Mart''s secrets will change your

perception of marketing and business forever. M.B.K. ©

AudioFile 2006, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile,

Portland, Maine --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

From Booklist

The "Wal-Mart effect" has become a common phrase in the vocabulary

of economists and includes a broad range of effects, such as

forcing local competitors out of business, driving down wages, and

keeping inflation low and productivity high. On a global scale,

Wal-Mart''s relentless commitment to "everyday low prices" has had

a massive impact on the trend toward importing from countries like

China and the resultant loss of manufacturing jobs here. Because of

its strict policy on secrecy, surprisingly little is known about

the inside workings of the largest corporation ever in the U.S and

now the world. Although much has been written before on the

legendary story of Sam Walton, Fishman finally takes us inside the

carefully guarded workings of the "Wal-Mart ecosystem," where

management surrender their lives and families, working 12 hours a

day, six days a week, in a near-holy quest toward the never-ending

goal of lower prices. He brings to light the serious repercussions

that are occurring as consumers and suppliers have become locked in

an addiction to massive sales of cheaper and cheaper goods. David

Siegfried

Copyright © American Library Association. All rights

reserved

USA Today, January 30, 2006

The Wal-Mart Effect is an interesting look at how big corporations

affect our planet in positive and negative ways.

Denver Post, January 28, 2006

...almost certainly the best [Wal-Mart book] yet, as measured by

depth and breadth of research, writing style and evenhanded

treatment.

Baltimore Sun, January 29, 2006

...a fascinating dissection of the most controversial corporation

in America today.

BusinessWeek

Insightful. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

The Christian Science Monitor

The Wal-Mart Effect saunters through the influential economic

‘ecosystem’ that the discount chain represents with clarity,

compelling nuance, and refreshing objectivity. --This text refers

to the Paperback edition.

The Washington Post

A must-read if one is even to begin understanding the global

dominance of Wal-Mart. --This text refers to the Paperback

edition.

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Wal-Mart isnt just the worlds biggest company, it is probably the worlds most written-about. But no book until this one has managed to penetrate its wall of silence or go beyond the usual polemics to analyze its actual effects on its customers, workers, and suppliers. Drawing on unprecedented interviews with former Wal-Mart executives and a wealth of staggering data (e.g., Americans spend $36 million an hour at Wal-Mart stores, and in 2004 its growth alone was bigger than the total revenue of 469 of the Fortune 500), The Wal-Mart Effect is an intimate look at a business that is dramatically reshaping our lives.