date:Sep 26, 2013
loser to distribution centers and stores with lower shipping costs, while gaining goodwill by selling more U.S.-made products.
This is not a public relations effort. This is an economic, financial, mathematical-driven effort. The economics are substantially different than they were in the 80s and 90s, Bill Simon, chief executive of the Walmart U.S. chain, told the Reuters Global Consumer and Retail Summit earlier this month.
The initiative is modest for now. For a company with $466.1 billion i