Wal-Mart pledges to hire thousands of veterans and buy more US products over the next decade By our calculations, $5 billion a year amounts to 4.5 % of their overseas’ spend. We have mixed feelings on this. There will undoubtedly be downward pressure on wages, but people will be grateful for the jobs. We would like to see more companies repatriate their manufacturing and services to North America.  But at what cost?

Target to Price-Match Online Competitors All Year, When you promote cheap, your only way out is down. Where do you go from there? Small businesses don’t have the buying power to compete solely on price. There are many things your customers will appreciate and value, which will allow you to earn your premium. Why Canada Goose will never go on sale.