Commander Dutch
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No doubt Walmart pressures their vendors and pushes for cheaper prices. The point was that they don't dictate that all manufacturers only provide Chinese products as previously quoted.
Is the result the same? Yes. Still, it's a matter of who is making the decision.
FWIW, one reason Walmart is putting so much pressure on their vendors is because Amazon is killing them. Especially in electronics. Not so much in bananas and eggs. The markup on food is much less than on electronic goods. Ergo, their profit margin is taking a hard hit.
When I was in HS and college, I worked at a pre-Walmart drugstore chain named Skaggs as a clerk/cashier/shelve stocker. It was there where I learned how much markup there was on certain products such as women's makeup and vitamins. When things go on sale, they rarely go on sale below cost. When you see something on sale for half off, that's a good idea on how much markup there was on the product. When it goes on sale for 10-20% off and never lower, that indicates less markup.
Amazon can offer lower prices because they only pay for warehouses, not a store full of workers to help customers, operate cash registers, pay for lights, A/C and rent....plus still have a warehouse staffed with workers like Walmart. Additionally, Amazon has a good market on used and refurbished goods, something Walmart doesn't do.
