Tuesday, October 9, 2007

Wal-Mart is Bad

Wal-Mart is the biggest supermarket in American. Many people like shopping in the Wal-mart because it is a big, convenient, and cheap supermarket. However, Wal-mart has many drawbacks such as the profit is not for the locals. Some people do not like shopping in the Wal-mart because they knew Wal-mart is not helpful for them or their town. Also, Wal-mart does not have good human resource system. Therefore, Wal-mart is not beneficial because of employee, psychology and social problems.
First, Wal-mart has bad treatment to its employees. Wal-mart gives low salaries to employess. Because of their work in Wal-mart can not move up their life quality because they do not get enough salaries to buy quality items such as good car. Also, its employees may have to find second job for getting more money, Moreover, WAl-mart has sexism problems for its employees. For example, Wal-mart does not promote women even some women work harder than men. It still chooses men to be managers. Wal-mart does not care its employees. Also, it does not have good human resource system for its employees.
Second, Wal-mart can not satisfy customers. Wal-mart does not have enough choosing for customers. For example, if people want to buy pork in the Wal-mart,
they only offer one brand for pork. Also, customers do not always find the product which they want. For instance, a customer wants to buy a bicycle's component such as tires; however, there are no bicycle's tire sold in Wal-mart.
We know Wal-mart sells many different products like life's supply and food, but it still can not make customers feel contentedly.
Finally, Wal-mart cause many social problems. Wal-mart monopolizes the market and destroys small businesses. For example, when a Wal-mart into a small town such as Carbondale, it causes many small stores must close. The inhabitants will lose their own business and work in the Wal-mart. In addition, Wal-mart obstructs development of them. When a small town becomes a city, it needs many stores to increase bussiness and developement. However, Wal-mart causes many stores to colse; therefore, a town can not become a city. Wal-mart makes many different social problems even it is the biggest supermarket.
Opponents of the Wal-mart claim that it is cheaper than any other supermarket.
However, this arguments is not right. In fact, Wal-mart can sell goods with low price because of low quality products and low cost. We know Wal-mart provides worse goods for their customers. For example, we can see crops like corns that sell in Wal-mart are almost overdue. Furthermore, Wal-mart decrease their cost for items because Wal-mart factories are outside America. These employess do not have enough knowledge, skills, and wages. Thus, Wal-mart can sell their products with low price. We know people like low price; conversely, we have to think about reasons why it can sell produce with low price. There may be good reasons or not. If it is not good reasons, we should reject Wal-mart.
In conclusion, Wal-mart treats its employees very bad and it can not satisfy its customers. Also, it is not useful for developement of towns. Therefore, Wal-mart has negative influence in American. Wal-mart should change the culture of company by training employees, offering high quality goods like fresh foods, and contribution in that area. So, when people talk about Wal-mart they will not say " it is only cheap." There will more positive estimation about Wal-mart.

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