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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[The Wal-Mart Weekly: The profit center in extended warranties]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/05/27/the-wal-mart-weekly-the-profit-center-in-extended-warranties/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/05/27/the-wal-mart-weekly-the-profit-center-in-extended-warranties/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/05/27/the-wal-mart-weekly-the-profit-center-in-extended-warranties/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/wmt/" rel="tag">Wal-Mart (WMT)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/columns/" rel="tag">Columns</a></p><p><span style="font-style: italic;"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bloggingstocks.com/media/2008/05/wmt-new.jpg" alt="" /></span><span style="font-style: italic;">Welcome to the 62nd installment of The Wal-Mart Weekly, a column dedicated to bringing you insight, wit, facts, results, opinions, and just a bit of everything else when it comes to a very hot topic these days: Wal-Mart.</span></p>
<p>This week, I'll be examining the extended warranty practices practiced by <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>). In the mood to see how consistent the retailer's extended warranties were, I visited no less than three Wal-Mart locations this week to determine what kind of policy existed in the one product category where extended warranties really count: consumer electronics.<br /></p><p><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/05/27/the-wal-mart-weekly-the-profit-center-in-extended-warranties/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>The Wal-Mart Weekly: The profit center in extended warranties</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/05/27/the-wal-mart-weekly-the-profit-center-in-extended-warranties/">The Wal-Mart Weekly: The profit center in extended warranties</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Tue, 27 May 2008 17:08:00 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.bloggingstocks.com/2008/05/27/the-wal-mart-weekly-the-profit-center-in-extended-warranties/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/forward/1203807/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/05/27/the-wal-mart-weekly-the-profit-center-in-extended-warranties/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>extended warranty</category><category>ExtendedWarranty</category><category>gps units</category><category>GpsUnits</category><category>inc.</category><category>upselling</category><category>wal-mart</category><category>wal-mart stores</category><category>Wal-Mart Weekly</category><category>Wal-martStores</category><category>Wal-martWeekly</category><category>WMT</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian White]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2008 17:08:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
