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Why Wal*Mart Works and why this makes some people C-R-A-Z-Y!
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0761450777774
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DTS Surround Sound, DVD-Video, Full length, Full Screen, Special Edition, NTSC
Label: Hannover House
Languages: English (Original Language),
Manufacturer: Hannover House
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Hannover House
Release Date: November 15, 2005
Running Time: 75 minutes
Studio: Hannover House
Theatrical Release Date: 2005
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Editorial Review:
The world's largest family consists of the nearly 1,300,000 people who work for Wal-Mart and service nearly 138-million shoppers every week. Consumers love a bargain, and their quest to save money has helped build Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. into the world's top retailer. From the company's humble beginnings in rural Arkansas to its leadership position in the economy, Wal-Mart has earned both a legion of supporters and a score of detractors. Some claim that Wal-Mart's "always low prices" is bad for competitive retailers, while others feel that consumers should be allowed to decide with their pocketbooks. Regardless, no one can deny that Wal-Mart has made an impressive impact on America while helping millions of families and shoppers on a budget.
Documentary producers Ron and Robert Galloway present an insider's look at the world's largest company, and how Wal-Mart's quest for better pricing has created new efficiencies in distribution and an overall stronger marketplace. What makes Wal-Mart work? Is it better pricing, convenience, quality and selection? Perhaps, but the Galloways discover that the incredible family of Wal-Mart Associates may well be the company's greatest asset of the all.
"We didn't get where we are today by being like everyone else and driving the middle of the road. We became Wal-Mart by being different, radically different" - Wal-Mart C.E.O. Lee Scott
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Unless you work at Wal-Mart, skip it
First, please note that Robert J. Crawford's review gives an accurate and detailed assessment of this film, so I'll keep my own review brief.
As Robert and others have pointed out, this film's takes what promised to be an interesting look at one of the major economic forces of the past decade and sugar coats it until there's no flavor left. Enough said.
Well, except this. One should be careful to distinguish between a film review (which this is) and a corporate review (which ... Read More
Rating:  - Powerfully convincing movie
Wow, what a great movie. Ron brings up powerful points that others completely overlook. Buy it and be enlightened.
Rating:  - Class Lesson
I used this video along with "Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price" for a lesson on social responsibility in my marketing class. The two videos present similar point from different perspectives and provided for some interesting discussions in class.
Rating: - Horrid!
This documentary is poorly produced, has terrible sound quality and stereotypical "life affirming" stories. There was nothing in here to support Wal-Mart, their business practices or their philosophy.
Rating: - Useful fools
In their heyday, Marxists used to call people who, while not being Marxists themselves, defended Marxism "Useful Fools". It seems this is a common phenomenon even today, since I see people defending an obvious (I did see the COMMERCIAL) commercial for Wall Mart, surely paid (indirectly?) by Wall Mart itself. Yes folks, this commercial, just like the Fed Ex commercial (that many people including me paid to see) Cast Away should fool no one (but unfortunately it does). This is even more suspicious that ... Read More
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