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Summary: A Man That That Was Ahead of His Tim
Review: Made In America is the story of a young entrepreneur with boundless energy who just wanted to setup a shop in the corner of Arkansas and ended up changing the world and the way we shop. Walton and Huey tell the story of Walmart and the man behind it all. It's the story of how Walton started out with little money and a passion for the retail business. Not only is the story of how the world's largest retailer started but what principles Walton used to build it. His stories of success will inspire you. His ideas about the future of retail and how to a business should treat it's employers will enlighten you.
Once dubbed the "Richest Man in America" his small town charm will delight you along with his devotion to his family, church, and sense of community. Sam Walton was just a guy who loved what he did and couldn't contain his energy, naturally his stores became a household name in the process. Made in America is a story that could only happen in America.
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Summary: Great Book
Review: Mr. Sam's book is an excellent look into the dedication, leadership, and hard work that made Wal-Mart the most successful company in the history of the world. He teaches the reader about the basic values of money, hard work, and family. At the same time, he gives insight into some of the details about starting and running a retail enterprise. All throughout the book, he interjects little stories about getting caught with tape recorders in the competition's store, or flying around with his hunting dogs to look at potential Wal-Mart land sites. This book was not only a great series of lessons on entrepreneurship and management, but it was also very entertaining and at times funny. It was amazing to read about Mr. Sam's predictions when he wrote the book (10+ years ago) and to see how contemporary Wal-Mart has far surpassed even Mr. Sam's wildest dreams of success. I recently visited the museum in Bentonville, AR. This book was an excellent supplement to that trip. Reading this book and visiting the Wal-Mart visitor's center in Bentonville are highly recommended for any Wal-Mart fan or any business fan as well.
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Summary: Ghost written in India?
Review: My copy of this book has many spelling and grammatical errors. It is if this was ghost written in another language and then put through a translator who had no idea of how American English sounds. Also, when I went to my local Wal Mart to fact check the book, all the American flags were made in countries other than the US!
What a disgrace!!
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Summary: A *must* for your personal library
Review: No matter what you think of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Sam Walton really was a great leader and businessperson. This book is sort of a 'holy grail' for those who wish to make it not only in life but in virtually any time of environment where you have customers (this also means customers that DON'T pay, for example Government, etc.). I work for a division of Wal-Mart, SAM'S Club, and this book is 'required reading' by everyone in the manager in training (MIT) program. We're working on getting several of these for our associate training room. If you follow what Mr. Sam explains in this book, you will have very little problems you can't fix. Sure people will try to take advantage of you, but they are such a minority after they find out that you are really there trying to take care of them...that's how the 'Wal-Mart family' aptmosphere takes hold. Are all Wal-Mart stores up to par? Probally not and that's not anyones fault really. The company has thousands of stores and hundreds of clubs and not to mention hundreds of international locations. The challenge is getting everyone to 'become' Mr. Sam and this book should be required reading to help in that effort. The principles are simple to learn and follow and have helped thousands if not millions. Final word...purchase this book and learn why Wal-Mart is so large and successful today and apply it to your own organization and company.
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Summary: An extraordinary business tale
Review: No matter what your opinion of Wal Mart, this is an great story of a man with a dream, and one of the most successful entrepreneurs of the last century. It details how Wal Mart came to be the company it is today, including: strategies for finding new store locations, attracting customers, keeping them coming back, adding a personal touch to the discount shopping experience, merchandising, and community relations. Aside from the busines apects, this is a tale of a man took everything in stride including everyday setbacks to the fame and (increadible) fortune amassed during his life time. Like everything else at Wal Mart this book will only cost you a few bucks. If you despise Wal Mart or the book, it might come in handy if you run out of toilet paper.
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Summary: Good book with great clarification
Review: Prior to reading "Made In America", I was led to believe that Wal-Mart was an "Evil Empire". Although I shop there from time to time, I try my best to avoid it and shop elsewhere. Sam made it clear that it is not Wal-Mart's intent to put others out of business. He believes that Wal Mart made other businesses more competitive. Those who couldn't do this folded. This, I agree. If you notice, other stores such as Zellers, and the Bay their staff is much friendlier and helpful. Before Wal-mart, customer no-service was expected. Aside from this, the book was well written and talked about Sam's upbringing and how he made this empire from humble beginings. He consistently reiterated his philosophy of giving the customer what he wants and made it clear that Wal-mart does not take its success for granted.
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Summary: An autobiography by a great and honest merchant
Review: Sam Walton basically increased the salaries of everyone in America with a Wal-Mart near them by allowing them to save a little money on namebrand products (without hoping for their bosses to give them a raise). Sam Walton displays how the free enterprise system at its best can work for all of America. Thank you God for Sam Walton, a great American, in my view.
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Summary: Wal-Mart Bringing the World Closer Together
Review: Sam Walton chronicles the meteoric success of the retail behemoth and provides a detailed look at the unique business philosophy which made him and his namesakes among the richest people in the world.
Walton recounts how he concieved and implemented all the things we love about Wal_Mart/SAMS - the beaming elderly people who stand by the shopping carts and "welcome" you, the ubiquitous blue vests that adorn the multitudes of happy employees, the inspiring and cutting edge blue/red color scheme, the groundbreaking RFID initiative which will enable them to sell us plastic flora and Great Value hot links even cheaper, the $5 flannel shirts made in Chile, the $29 DVD player made by those energetic little toddlers in the sweatshops of China, the 25 gallon can of fruit cocktail, the humongous parking lot, and generally the company's magical ability to completely strip your town of everything that once made it special, and of course, the fact that the founder always drove a pick-up truck (that one always brings a tear to my eye). As he foretells, these glorious things will soon be available to every man, woman and child in every country on every planet in the universe. As he predicts, soon will come the day when the entire human race is wearing that glorious blue vest and congregating at the McDonald's or Auntie Mae's up front during our 2 minute break periods.
From the desperate illegal workers who are forced to work long hours and not allowed to leave, to the beautiful little children of South America and Asia who toil to provide Americans with their $1 photo frames and $5 musical keyboards, to the customers who walk the aisles waiting for their $19.99 oil change to be finished, Wal Mart is bringing the world closer together.
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Summary: simple, down-to-earth basics
Review: sam walton gives a simple and almost humorous edge to how to make your business give you good returns. i thoroughly enjoyed every bit of the book and i must admit that my own copy of the book has been bookmarked on almost every page!entrepreneurs can get going with the principles this great business man outlined in 'made in america'.
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Summary: Inspirational!
Review: Sam Walton is a legend in the retail business. Building on core values, he created a whole new business concept that grew to become the largest retailer-the largest company-in the world. How did it happen? In Made in America, SamWalton and his writer, a FORTUNE senior editor, take the reader through a chronological adventure of how a man started with nothing and gradually built an empire. He based everything he did on particular values that really made sense, though they were radical for his time and his industry. Gaining an understanding of those values, their sources, and their impacts, helped me better grasp my own values and business management philosophy. Sam came up with a lot of innovative ideas, but was unabashed in his drive to glean ideas from his competitors. He had a knack for snatching someone else's idea and growing it into something really significant. Reading about these adventures was fascinating. I couldn't put the book down . . . and I thought I knew something about Wal-Mart! Particularly interesting was insight into the unique culture of Wal-Mart and how it was created and nurtured. Educational, inspirational, stimulating. A great read!
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