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Wal-Mart's organic bust
And another way forward. |
Tom Philpott |
12 Apr 2007 |
Gristmill |
| On April Fool's Day, Grist ran a fake bit on how Wal-Mart had 'pulled the plug' on much-ballyhooed green initiatives, including its plan to to become the nation's number-one organic grocer. 'In the end, our customers value low prices more than sustainability, and at Wal-Mart, we listen to our customers,' Wal-Mart's CEO (fictionally) said. As so often happens these days, fact may be leaping ahead of satire. BusinessWeek reported today that the retail behemoth ... |
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| Topics: business, food, greenwashing, organic food, Wal-Mart (all these topics) |
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