Article: WAL-MART PRACTICES LEAD RACE TO BOTTOM.(BUSINESS)(WORKING)(Column)

Byline: Mary Conroy

My dad worked for Sears for over 30 years. Besides our getting a discount, we used to shop there because it had good prices and a good return policy.

The first time I shopped at Wal-Mart I did so for its prices and return policies. Tampax cost at least a dollar less there than anywhere else, so every few months, I'd stock up. Once in a while, I'd get lured by some other Wal-Mart items and buy them.

During that time, I was ignorant. It didn't occur to me to question how Wal-Mart could affect employees, other businesses and world trade.

But I'm better informed now. I cut up my Sam's card and haven't been inside a ...

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