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Sam Walton: Made in America

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Easily readable and informative - Sam Walton was retailer and merchandiser all his life. In his book he gives a story of development of American retail market, building up Wal-Mart and how Wal-Malt conquered the souls and purses of American consumers. First, I found the story slightly irritable with its too folksy style and numerous nods to Wal-Mart associates that left the impression of insincerity. Only in the end I learned that he wrote the book facing the unavoidable encounter with the unknown and as such the book was first and foremost his testimony to Walt-Malt employees. Sam Walton saw the Wal-Mart as his legacy to the world and the book seems to be intended as a bilble to the company that would keep the values and ways of doing business alive. We can all learn something from it.

Inspiring and a good read too. - See, Sam Walton - always offering good value: this book is as entertaining an autobiography as it is an inspiring manual for retailers. Sam is the most instinctive judge of people the business world has ever known. He knew how to motivate and to inspire both employees and customers. I have loved to have met him.

Amazing Book by World s Greatest Retailer! - It could not have been better to read the world s greatest retailing story from its very own founder: Sam Walton! Sam Walton shared his philosophy of life and the way he built one of the greatest empires on earth... by sheer determination, courage and wit. Those who aspire to be great business men or women should learn from the master of retailers. Business that sells commodity products are faced with overwhelming competition. And the only way to survive is to be the low cost operator... and it will be extremely hard to find anyone more effecient than Wal Mart. Wal Mart is just a superb machine oiled to take the world by storm with its excellent low cost and efficient operation. I truly believe that anyone will benefit from this good book, whether you are business men or women or just ordinary folks who are searching for interesting books to fill your time. Even my parents, who are not into business, find this book extremely interesting to read. I highly recommend it to everyone!-Dah Hui Lau-

A tremendous, inspiring book - If you re looking for inspiration and precious insight into the world of business, look no further. A fascinating, great book.

Invest in growth - It is a great book not only for people in retailing but also for people in other businesses, and students as well. And when you compare it for example to Southwest (Freiberg & Freiberg: Nuts!) or Virgin (Branson: Losing my Virginity) stories, you ll find some interesting similarities. In addition to that the book might give you some ideas, which could be useful in your business.




Sam Walton: Made in America