Why is it that people wait for the analysts to downgrade vs. letting the market tell them already it may be time to get out of the stock. http://www.smartstops.net

As this crisis moves forward it will be obvious that they have sucked all the jobs out of the economy. They have put small busines out for the count and now of course ruined manufacturing in this country. We all can't work at walmart, but where can we get a job? This is marx's dictum of the rope. Only this one was made in china, I hope those walmart executives can understand why they have hung themselves and killed the golden goose that kept the world economy working. I hope for walmart to subside just like other large retailers of the past. Long live small business.

I'm thankful that Walmart exists. My family and I are watching every penny these days and we're able to save a fortune on the things we need just to get by. Food, dog-food, clothes for our toddler. We can't afford to shop at our local small grocer. Prices on something as simple as a box of cereal are as much as $2.00 more at the grocer than at Wal-Mart!! I'm sorry, but Cheerios are Cheerios. Why am I paying more at a corner grocer?

Thanks Walmart for making the downturn a little easier for my family to get through.

As far as Walmart, it's a job, which we may need, but the workers aren't treated like Mr Walmart started it to be. What happened to MADE IN USA? There's where they have ruined our economy, buying from overseas. They have helped to put the little businesses out of business. Prices, just because #1 buys 5 of something and #2 buys 500 of the same product, the little guy pays more because he can't affort 500 which has been given a lower price for buying a large quanity. We all want a bargin. As far as I am concerned, they are a Monopoly and a big problem with our economy.

Thats bill clintons NAFTA working for you

you got it girl

I wanted to buy software to install Microsoft Home and Office. Went to Walmart first thinking it would be cheaper there. Almost bought it, but didn't. Went to Staples. Guess what--about $50 cheaper there. Bought it from Staples. Moral: not everything is cheaper at Walmart. Be careful.

Oh ye of little faith. Wal-Mart will survive this slow down better than most just like it always has. I will hold my WMY stock as I have since 1981 and hope for the best.
RoudMan

There is the perspective that Wal-Mart has essentially crushed jobs by pushing out small business, but at the same time Wal-Mart has also served as a haven for consumers looking to save in a time like this. That's the dichotomy of Wal-Mart. But it seems like desperate times call for desperate measures. Especially with holidays around the corner, I think Wal-Mart is going to see an influx of new customers. Sentiment for Wal-Mart is bearish (http://www.predictwallstreet.com/forecast.aspx?symbol=WMT), but I predict it to become stronger very soon.

I love how people blame Wal-Mart for the manufacturing issues this country has... Funny, Wal-Mart doesn't impact the auto industry, yet BMW, Toyota, Hyundai, etc have moved plants here while we have shipped them to Canada or Mexico. Let's blame them for that too. Fact is, there aren't enough manufacturers making the products Wal-Mart sells to supply the huge demand. China has mastered this skill, at the future expense of it's environment perhaps. Either way, Wal-Mart may be a small piece of this puzzle, but putting the blame squarely on them is naive. Plus they have done a hell of a lot more for the environment and charities than a lot of other companies have done. Want someone to blame, look to Clinton first....then Congress.

Wal-Mart is too large to perish from this economic collapse. If the economy get worse, there will be a lot of retailers going under, primarily the mom & pops that cater to specific tastes. Comic book shops, bait & tackle stores, small grocery stores, clothing stores, and such.... But Wal-Mart will be the last refuge for those who no longer bring in the money to meet their basic consumable good demands.