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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Can Wal-Mart keep its recession-era customers in the future?]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/06/30/can-wal-mart-keep-its-recession-era-customers-in-the-future/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/06/30/can-wal-mart-keep-its-recession-era-customers-in-the-future/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/06/30/can-wal-mart-keep-its-recession-era-customers-in-the-future/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/competitive-strategy/" rel="tag">Competitive Strategy</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/wmt/" rel="tag">Wal-Mart (WMT)</a></p><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bloggingstocks.com/media/2009/06/wmt.jpg" alt="" />When <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/wal-mart-stores-inc/wmt/nys">Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/wal-mart-stores-inc/wmt/nys">WMT</a>) changed its corporate slogan from "Always Low Prices" to "Save Money. Live Better" over a year ago, little did the retailer know that a recession would pour many new customers into its doors for bargains. With millions of families still strapped for cash, the retailer is still booking green at a time when many retailers are seeing red on the bottom line. The question, then, becomes this: can Wal-Mart retain its newer customer legions once the economy returns to normal (whatever normal is)?<p><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/06/30/can-wal-mart-keep-its-recession-era-customers-in-the-future/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Can Wal-Mart keep its recession-era customers in the future?</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/06/30/can-wal-mart-keep-its-recession-era-customers-in-the-future/">Can Wal-Mart keep its recession-era customers in the future?</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:20:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.baltimoresun.com/business/bal-walmart0629,0,7405457.story>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/06/30/can-wal-mart-keep-its-recession-era-customers-in-the-future/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/forward/19082318/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/06/30/can-wal-mart-keep-its-recession-era-customers-in-the-future/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>Inc.</category><category>Wal-Mart</category><category>Wal-Mart customers</category><category>Wal-Mart Stores</category><category>Wal-martCustomers</category><category>Wal-martStores</category><category>WMT</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian White]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:20:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
