Wal Mart

There is an interesting debate going on between two local bloggers re: Wal Mart. Buffalo Pundit clearly has the "anti wal mart" fell to it, and contains this quote: "Shop there if you want, but I’ll go to Target, where the stores are clean and the products are of better quality." I admit I shop at Target 20 x as often as Wal Mart, but let's not kid ourselves about the products. As you can see Target and Wal Mart carry a lot of similar or identical items, and Wal Mart is often cheaper.

Meanwhile, North Coast takes a decidedly more pro Wal Mart stand, pointing out (rightly) that Wal Mart is the "bad big business" poster child, even when there is more similar than different between them and other retailers. Clearly there is a chasm between Wal Mart and Wegman's, however less of a leap to Tops (another faceless corp.). Even though Tops is union, not all of there employees receive health insurance.