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Summary: A Retailing Bible For Just Seven Bucks
Review: Think about it. A small time variety store owner out of Bentonville Arkansas creates the most powerful retailing jaggernaut of all time....right in the faces of Sears, K-Mart and JC Penny. If you are in any kind of a business with customers, you will benefit from this book, and in experiencing the laser like focus Sam had on delivering the absolute best in his stores. Walton is to retailing what Jordon was to basketball, an absolute master of his art. I read this book several years ago, and as a retailer, I still refer to it---as much for the specific business tactics as to remind myself how Sam thought about things, and how he managed his people. An absolute classic.
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Summary: A Retailing Bible For Just Seven Bucks
Review: Think about it. A small time variety store retailer out of Bentonville Arkansas creates the most power retailing jaggernaut of all time, and right in the faces of powerhouses like Sears, K-Mart and JC Penny. If you are in any kind of a business with customers, you will benefit from this book, and experiencing the laser like focus Sam had on delivering the absolute best in his stores. Walton is to retailing what Jordon was to basketball, an absolute master of his art. I read this book several years ago, and as a retailer, I still refer to it, as much for the specific business tactics as to remind myself as to how Sam thought about things, and how he managed his people. An absolute classic.
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Summary: From Zero to One Of The Biggest in America
Review: Think about this. This guy starts from zero, loses his first store to the landlord - gets kicked out, he is in some small state (that is not an insult) but starts a new store up the road and then keeps on going right up to one of the biggest retail chains in America - all in one generation.He drives a pickup truck, lives in a modest house, and makes all of his family members billionaires when he dies. And then the business still continues to grow after he dies. This is truly an amazing free enterprise story. He liked to be thought of as a country boy that went hunting with his dogs, but he was a business retail genius. His secret is simple (other than he was an excellent leader and manager) sell for the lowest price and sell what people want to buy. He could figure out that formula and make it work. Excellent book for business owners - I like how he kept costs down even to the point of sleeping in new stores during setups and having his own trucks and distribution centers. Jack in Toronto
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Summary: An all-around honest, hard-working American.
Review: This book is a great inspiration. It should fire up anyone wanting to succeed in anything they try. Since Sam Walton died, the Wal-Mart name has taken a beating. But, this man built a business out of hard work and persistence.
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Summary: Great retail trade book
Review: This book is especially fascinating because you read about where many of the ideas and principles of all of the major retailers came from. i.e. 10 foot rule, satisfaction guaranteed, everyday low prices, we buy big, you save big etc...
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Summary: Real American Story
Review: This book is not only the history of one of the best American enterprises ever, but also a word for the future. Those who are looking for some good advices how to sell this or that would be disappointed, but those who are looking for inspiration in their business or life might find it very fulfilling. There is no recipe for a good business in the book, but among the rules, that Sam Walton formulates at the end the most important, he says, is "Break all rules!". This book is a must read for every businessman.
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Summary: Sam Walton the Tyrant, Is More Like It.
Review: This book is so bad, it's almost not even worth writing about. The book proports to shine some sunny light on the man solely responisble for making minimum wage and "full time" work (often defined as 20-30 hours) popular in keeping lower-class America in its place. Look no further for an account of the man focused on plumbing the depths of the dark heart of corporate greed. You'd be better off reading Barbara Ehrenreich's book, Nickel and Dimed.
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Summary: The best book to learn the fundamentals of doing business -
Review: This is a great book for a person who wants to succeed in developing a great business.I benefited immensely with this marvelous book that depicts the uphill struggle of SAM in building a world class business.The language is very simple and you never get bored while reading this book.I purchased this book last year,read it carefully and then implemented some of my learnings from this book in our business in my home town.And it worked very well.The greatest quality of SAM is that he was obsessed with his goals and highly determined to extract the results from his efforts.His efforts were highly focused and he had a fire burning in his belly.He had a great vision and willingness to take risks.He always tried the new things and emphasised on the differentiation.I feel that every serious businessman must read this book.
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Summary: The Great book to do some serious Business
Review: This is a great book that teaches how to do some serious business.The langauge is very simple and makes you feel comfortable.It motivates and inspires to think about how to pour innovation in any business process.I purchased this book last year and read it carefully.Understood it.And then implemented it in our business at my home town.It worked so well that we overcame all our competitors within few months.In this book Sam describes how his inner obsession to be number one has helped him to built a formidable empire called WAL-MART.His dedication, extremely high determination to succeed against all odds and inclination for continuous innovation are the key decideing factors that produced todays 100 tonne Gorilla named WAL-MART.
Its a must read for every serious entrepreneur.Its THE BEST opportunity to learn from the past.
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Summary: Sam Walton Made in America.
Review: This is a great book. I learned a lot form it. We stand on the shoulders of giants. Sam Walton was a giant. Sam said he has been in more K-Marts than anyone. He learned how others are doing things. Which group is now bankrupt? You can learn from him. Read this book and then resell it on Amazon. ...
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