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> Germany also killed Walmart there via existing entrenched shops simply complaining about the price competition.

First time I heard that. The generally accepted explanation over here is that they couldn't match prices of established chains that had well optimized supply chains, and that they absolutely failed to account for cultural differences regarding how to deal with customers and employees.

Edit: https://youtube.com/watch?v=58_BZjnbMyw



Grocery stores in Germany are 1/2-1/3 the price of the US. I could see Walmart botching a German operation.




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