Why Buy Domestic?
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Buying merchandise produced, grown or manufactured locally
-- increases employment opportunities,
-- strengthens the economy
-- builds hope for future generations,
-- helps the environment.
Stimulating your local economy by spending money inside your own community and encourage others to do the same.
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Inspired by her children, Mackenzie Murphy offers local families the opportunity to buy "next to new" name brand children's clothing, toys, baby gear, maternity wear and more. Sweet Pea's also carries new items by Little Squeaky Feet, BabyLegs and Bandbino Pregnancy Bands.
Quick Notes
The ABCs of Offshoring
Offshoring is in a sense an extreme form of outsourcing, applied in the context of globalization. Outsourcing refers to a decision by a company to have some activities conducted outside the company – activities that are necessary to its operations, but not considered strategic or related to its distinctive strengths.
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Is corporate Canada being 'hollowed out'?
The recent spate of foreign takeovers of familiar Canadian companies has turned up the heat on a familiar debate in this country — whether such takeovers are desirable, and if not, what should be done? read more
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According to the International Programs Center, U.S. Census Bureau, the total population of the World, projected to 09/20/07 at 18:50 GMT (EST+5) is :
6,619,538,462
Source: Statistics Canada, Demography division.
(Updated October 27, 2006) Estimated Canadian population : 33,023,921
Out of the current total world population top 10 most populated countries 2007:
China (ranks #1 ): 1,321,851,888
India (ranks #2 ): 1,129,866,154
Japan (ranks #10 ): 127,467,972
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The Wal-Mart Effect
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The Wal-Mart effect
Its Chinese imports have displaced nearly 200,000 U.S. jobs
China’s entry into the World Trade Organization (WTO) was supposed to improve the U.S. trade deficit with China and create good jobs in the United States. But those promises have gone unfulfilled: the total U.S. trade deficit with China reached $235 billion in 2006. Between 2001 and 2006, this growing deficit eliminated 1.8 million U.S. jobs (Scott 2007). The world’s biggest retailer, U.S.-based Wal-Mart was responsible for $27 billion in U.S. imports from China
Wal-Mart Nation
Wal-Mart’s emergence as a global corporate force triggered an unprecedented political backlash. No corporation has ever faced such a dedicated army of activists, agitators and organizers. Wal-Mart has single-handedly galvanized a progressive, grass roots and labour coalition of activists determined to roll back the tide of corporate power and domination. This is a generation baptized by the fire of anti-globalization protest. This is the Wal-Mart Nation. Here are their stories.
Why Does Miss America Hate Wal-Mart?
The Miss America of 1992 seems an unlikely anti-corporate activist. Carolyn Sapp is a pro-life Republican who ranks Ronald Regan as the country’s best president. Sapp is a motivational speaker and domestic abuse survivor who likens Wal-Mart’s treatment of female employees to the domestic abuse she suffered.
Fascinating Wal-Mart Facts
If Wal Mart’s growth continues at the same rate: In the next eight years it will control 100% of American retail sales
In 16 years it will control 100% of all non-auto US retail volume in the:
In 24 years it will control 100% of the U.S. Gross Domestic Product
