Why Walmart Failed in Europe

Matthias Schwarzer August 3, 2024
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Matthias Schwarzer

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Travel + Learn. Hi, my name is Matthias, I'm a journalist from Germany. Here on my YouTube channel I try to combine my journalistic work with the joy of solo traveling. My „Travel & Learn“ series tells the story behind the places and countries I‘m traveling. It‘s about the little things along the road that nobody would ever notice - and about the questions you didn‘t know you needed answered. If you like what you see, don't forget to subscribe! ________________________ LEGAL NOTICE (IMPRESSUM) Matthias Schwarzer c/o Postflex #6056 Emsdettener Str. 10 48268 Greven Germany Please do not send packages - acceptance will be refused! VAT Number (USt-IdNr.): DE357194143 CONTACT (KONTAKT): Phone: +49 157 501 533 62 Mail: [email protected] Responsible for the content according to § 18 para. 2 MStV: Matthias Schwarzer Verantwortlich für den Inhalt i. S. v. § 18 Abs. 2 MStV: Matthias Schwarzer

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The US supermarket chain Walmart is the most successful company in the world. But it also has a problem: its concept works particularly well in the United States of America, where it was invented - in Europe, however, a planned expansion failed miserably around 20 years ago. Why? Let's find out. A film by Matthias Schwarzer ------------------------------ Sources for the video: Why Walmart failed in Germany (Spiegel, German language): https://www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/wal... Walmart's failure - a chronology (Spiegel, German language): https://www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/wal... Walmart business figures in 2004 (Manager Magazin, German language): https://www.manager-magazin.de/untern... Walmart ethics code angers Germans (DW): https://www.dw.com/en/wal-mart-ethics... Court: Also Walmart employees are allowed to love (Stern.de, German language): https://www.stern.de/wirtschaft/news/.... ------------------------------ Did you like this video? Support my work on Patreon:   / matthiasschwarzerenglish   Or become a channel member on YouTube! ------------------------------ ▪️INSTAGRAM:   / matthiasschwarzer   ▪️FACEBOOK:   / matthiasschwarzertravelvlogs   ▪️TIKTOK:   / matthiasschwarzertravel   ▪️CONTACT: [email protected] ------------------------------ Intro song: MÆT - Start Again Music: Epidemic Sound #usa #walmart #retail #shopping #food #economy