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2010-01-25 Economy
Sam's Club cutting 11,200 jobs, sites lagging sales
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Posted by Besoeker 2010-01-25 07:56|| || Front Page|| [11132 views ]  Top

#1 When my son was very young, he used to say, "Let's go to Sample City," meaning Sam's Club. Heh.
Posted by Alaska Paul 2010-01-25 13:22||   2010-01-25 13:22|| Front Page Top

#2 Peoples lives mean nothing to corporations, only their stock price.
Posted by Galactic Coordinator Threretle4826 2010-01-25 15:41||   2010-01-25 15:41|| Front Page Top

#3 Yep, state owned and operated businesses don't worry about the bottom line.
Posted by Procopius2k 2010-01-25 17:35||   2010-01-25 17:35|| Front Page Top

#4 Right GC - Sams Club should have kept the people on and gone bankrupt and closed down - then the people would still be employ---.... oh wait....
Posted by CrazyFool 2010-01-25 18:04||   2010-01-25 18:04|| Front Page Top

#5 Their competitor Costco seems to be doing OK.
Posted by DMFD 2010-01-25 18:11||   2010-01-25 18:11|| Front Page Top

#6 Versus NEWS KERALA > [Russ State-Owned Insur Broker]STUDY:HAPPY RUSSIANS HELPING TO BLOCK ECONOMIC GROWTH.

The Russians are Happy, the Russians are Happy.

Uh, Uh, D *** NG IT, IN 2010 THE RUSSIANS DEMAND DEMAND D-E-M-A-N-D DDDEEEEMMMAAANNNDDD, THEY TELLS YA, FOR RUSS TO BE IN FULL-BLOWN ECON RECESSION IFF NOT TOTE DEPRESSION???

Gut nuthin.
Posted by JosephMendiola 2010-01-25 21:01||   2010-01-25 21:01|| Front Page Top

#7 Mr. Wife says Sam's Club is doing fine. Given that no one knows how long these troubled times will last, they're rationalizing the business.
Posted by trailing wife  2010-01-25 21:14||   2010-01-25 21:14|| Front Page Top

#8 Peoples lives mean nothing to corporations, only their stock price.

Hey Biggie - how's Rantburg's favorite "union thug" doing?
Posted by Pappy 2010-01-25 21:22||   2010-01-25 21:22|| Front Page Top

#9 a total disconnect by GC from any economic models, profit/costs/employment, any rational business thought. Ima thinkrn Academic or Gubbamint bureaucrat....say in planning?
Posted by Frank G  2010-01-25 21:25||   2010-01-25 21:25|| Front Page Top

#10 Isn't it cites?
Posted by Bright Pebbles 2010-01-25 22:13||   2010-01-25 22:13|| Front Page Top

#11 Indeed it is 'cites.' My bad.
Posted by Besoeker 2010-01-25 22:36||   2010-01-25 22:36|| Front Page Top

#12 Hey, they had to put the lagging sales somewhere ...
Posted by lotp 2010-01-25 22:51||   2010-01-25 22:51|| Front Page Top

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