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Article: WORLD OF WAL-MART.(Charles Fishman, Wal-Mart Stores Inc.)(Interview)
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- Daily News Record
- Article date:
- January 30, 2006
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Byline: LIZA CASABONA
NEW YORK - It's well known in the industry how Wal-Mart has reshaped the retail landscape. But how much is understood about how Wal-Mart's low price model has shifted the U.S. economy? DNR spoke with Charles Fishman, Fast Company senior writer and author of a just-released book titled The Wal-Mart Effect: How the World's Most Powerful Company Really Works-and How It's Transforming the American Economy. Fishman's book examines the impact of the publicly traded, but notoriously private, company on the world economy and culture.
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