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- Cheap : the high cost of discount culture / by Shell, Ellen Ruppel,1952-;
Includes bibliographical references (p. [281]-285) and index.An Atlantic correspondent uncovers the true cost--in economic, political, and psychic terms--of our penchant for making and buying things as cheaply as possible, providing evidence that "buying cheap" has resulted in a host of socioeconomic ills that include a blighted landscape, escalating debt (both personal and national), stagnating incomes, and fraying communities.Discount nation -- The founding fathers -- Winner take nothing -- The outlet gambit -- Markdown madness -- Death of a craftsman -- Discounting and its discontents -- Cheap eats -- The double-headed dragon -- The perfect price.- Subjects: Discount houses (Retail trade); Consumer behavior;
- © 2009., Penguin Press,
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- Walmart : key insights and practical lessons from the world's largest retailer / by Roberts, Bryan R.,1939-; Berg, Natalie.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Is Walmart the best-positioned retailer on the globe? -- The rise of consumerism -- House of (Walmart) brands -- Don't aggravate your customers -- It's an EDLP world -- Walmart and its suppliers -- Removing the margin-takers -- Still leading in logistics -- The surest way to predict the future is to invent it -- Facing up to a multi-channel future -- Going global: Walmart's international retail leadership -- Tomorrow's Walmart.- Subjects: Wal-Mart (Firm); Discount houses (Retail trade);
- © c2012., Kogan Page,
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