No, it is not Google. It is Wal-Mart of course! I recently read The Wal-Mart Effect and found it fascinating - and really well done. Charles Fishman takes a totally balanced and fair analysis of Wal-Mart, its operations, its suppliers, its effect on the world, and the global economy. Guess what…Wal-Mart is already the most dominant “brick and mortar” retailer in the world, arguably the single most powerful company in the world, and they would love to dominate online too. If you want to even begin to understand where Wal-Mart is coming from, this is an excellent book.
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1 Wal-Mart’s Worst Sales in 28 Years // May 10, 2007 at 9:55 am
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2 Alex // Jun 27, 2008 at 4:02 pm
Wal-Mart is only in America… how can you compare it to a company such as Google which is everywhere in the world ?
I would say Google because they can come with innovations for everyone in a way that everyone get along with those.
It will probably be different in 10 years.
Check out the website http://www.themostpowerfulcompany.com it is fun !
3 Todd // Jun 28, 2008 at 10:35 pm
Alex:
Wal-Mart is “everywhere in the world” too.
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