First published 2008
Charles Fishman takes readers inside the operations of the world's largest retailer in this analysis of corporate power. Fishman examines how Wal-Mart built an empire serving 7.2 billion customers annually while maintaining prices 15 percent below typical national chains. The book reveals the mechanics behind a company that opens six new stores weekly in America and generates $38 million in sales every hour of every day. Fishman explores how 127 million Americans shop at Wal-Mart each week, navigating supercenter inventories of 140,000 different products. The author calculates that buying one of each item would take 7.5 years at fifty purchases daily. Through concrete data and operational details, Fishman shows how Wal-Mart produces $23,212 in profit every minute. The book offers readers a detailed look at the systems and scale that define modern retail dominance.
Genres: history, business, economics, non-fiction
Vibes: thought-provoking
Tropes: data-driven, investigative-journalism
Setting: America, Wal-Mart
Period: 21st-Century
312 pages · Paperback · Martı Yayıncılık