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Should Wal-Mart get involved in banking?

Results so far:

No
65% 159 votes Total: 246 votes
Yes
35% 87 votes
  • 1 of 8

    by Angela S. Young

    The idea of Wal-Mart taking on banking makes me quake in my shoes, or maybe that's in my bank account? No, that's not it. Anyway, Wal-Mart has grown into a company that surpas...read more

  • 2 of 8

    by Christina Olano

    "Wal-Mart for President" It does seem that Wal-mart has become it's own little nation. In the Wal-Mart nation you can find almost a...read more

  • 3 of 8

    by Matt Remley

    Over the past few years there has been tons of controversy over Wal-Mart. They seem to have created a monopoly of sorts, killing off tons of competition with every store they op...read more

  • 4 of 8

    by Linda Smith

    Good gosh No. One of the reasons I go to my current bank is that the employees there are knowledgeable about my accounts, about their banking offerings and the latest in financ...read more

  • 5 of 8

    by Wendy Brooks

    I do most of my shopping at Wal-Mart - I love the store, but I would never consider doing my banking there. It would be convenient to be able to do all your shopping and bankin...read more

  • 6 of 8

    by T.C Leonard

    Should the CEO of Wal-Mart be the world's chief executive officer? Should Sam Walton's mug be on Mount Rushmore? Duh. The answer to these questions, and the one in red above,...read more

  • 7 of 8

    by grumpy

    Absolutely not. Wal-Mart already dominates the retail market in the U.S. While this is often results in lower prices to consumers, it has also resulted in the demise of some fin...read more

  • 8 of 8

    by Gavin Black

    This is one thing that bothers me really badly, I am an employee at a major retail store and we are pressured to get customers to sign up for store credit cards and it appears t...read more

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  • 1 of 11

    by Steve Jones

    Wal-Mart is already involved in banking. Sure, its application to open a bank that offers the full range of services is on hold for a year due to lobbying from the banking assoc...read more

  • 2 of 11

    by Saurabh Pal

    America has been the biggest proponent of free trade practices. It despises government control in business and professes the capitalist way of doing business. Yet, in this count...read more

  • 3 of 11

    by Ted Sherman

    The big box stores already have had opticians' offices for many years, and have announced intent to open drop-in medical offices. Additionally, many supermarkets now have bank b...read more

  • 4 of 11

    by James Dreamer

    Should Wal-mart get involved in banking? Thirty years ago when I was a teenager a bank was a bank. If you borrowed money you paid about eight percent interest. If you depos...read more

  • 5 of 11

    by Elizabeth Larochelle

    WalMart should get involved in banking because it will ultimately be reflected in its consumer prices as well as its pay level for associates. WalMart's philosophy in the retai...read more

  • by David Irvine

    It depends on how Wal-Mart approaches it. If you look at supermarket giants in the United Kingdom, such as Tesco and Sainsbury. You will notice they offer banking facilities ...read more

  • 7 of 11

    by Melissa Glenn

    Yes! Why shouldn't a retail store get involved in banking? Walmart is big enough to offer a great banking service to US consumers, especially considering how competitive the ban...read more

  • 8 of 11

    by Bill Whitney

    If they want to get involved in banking they certainly have the assets to back them up. I think it could be real good for the banking business and make it a little more competi...read more

  • 9 of 11

    by Carol Denbow

    We all blame Wal-Mart for taking over the retail industry. I say is small business failure - Wal-Mart or a lack of planning? Are the chain stores really shutting out the smal...read more

  • 10 of 11

    by Murad Ali

    Using Your Existing Customers for New Services Companies have an opportunity to use their existing customer base further growth by offering new services. By providing additio...read more

  • 11 of 11

    by Scott Heritage

    Wal-mart is currently one of the biggest companies in the world, and is still growing year upon year, showing no signs of slowing. Through their sheer size and financial clout t...read more

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