That is what they are afraid of – low prices, always.
The WSJ details the activities of the Saint Consulting Group today. They specialize in anti-Walmart grass level activities. Who funds them? WalMart competitors. Who loses? You do.
Supermarkets that have funded campaigns to stop Wal-Mart are concerned about having to match the retailing giant’s low prices lest they lose market share. Although they have managed to stop some projects, they haven’t put much of a dent in Wal-Mart’s growth in the U.S., where it has more than 2,700 supercenters—large stores that sell groceries and general merchandise. Last year, 51% of Wal-Mart’s $258 billion in U.S. revenue came from grocery sales.
They have a right to hire lobbyists. The real problem is that government has too much power.