"Dan Abel" > wrote in message
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> In article >, sf wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 07 Oct 2008 22:16:19 -0700, Dan Abel > wrote:
>>
>> >The employees at our local Kmart won't answer questions. Mostly it's
>> >because they have no answers. They don't know where anything is, and
>> >they're happy to tell you that. It's obvious that they just want you to
>> >disappear. T
>>
>> It's been a while, but shopping at the KMart in Corvallis Oregon was a
>> pleasure when I had the opportunity.
>
> I don't remember problems when I was a kid in Spokane, Washington, some
> 40+ years ago. Obviously, those pimply faced 18 year olds that I saw
> more recently weren't working there back then. I suspect that they let
> their very low prices, due to their tremendous buying power, make them
> forget that some people value service in addition to low prices. Many
> years ago, someone with considerable expertise in retail said that Kmart
> got better prices from some major manufacturers than the *wholesalers*
> did!
>
>

Similar to what Walmart does now-except they dictate what they will pay for
the wholesale goods. If the wholesaler wants a higher price, Walmart won't
sell their products.