Wal-Mart

Read 'The Wal-Mart Effect : How the World's Most Powerful Company Really Works--and How It's Transforming the American Economy' by Charles Fishman. You can find it at your local bookstore or library but, oddly enough, it's not available at Wal Mart.
http://blog.fastcompany.com/archives/2006/01/19/the_walmart_effect.html

 

LOL why not?everyones opinion on here is their own if we link to anything even if it severly slanders walmart its legal as anything on the internet is in the public domain

There been quite a few threads slagging off wallmart on here theres nothing wrong with that certainly from a legal standpoint,one of my great uncle relatives had his own shirt factort,a company over here called Burtons did the same thing,they started with small contracts that payed well, kept upping and upping the order he cancelled all his smaller contracts lost favour with his his regulars customers then the orders just stopped BOOM factory gone...

 

There's a difference between posting opinions in a public forum and publishing confidential details of a business relationship or contract between two private parties in same. Of course, divulging details of that business relationship, even through PMs, to unrelated third parties, also likely violates that same trust. Soliciting accounts of specific "documentable experiences" probably would be putting those who would supply them at risk of litigation as well.

 

but MG has also legal rules and regulation here (i think)
that all opinion from members of MG, MG is not liable

am i correct

 

i sure as heck wouldn't have posted a phone number in a public forum...

 

Its one of those strange situations in business that are impossible to prove either way,it is always bad idea in any business to take an order so huge if it falls through the business will end up on the rocks,unless your already on the rocks as you dont know how long that order will keep coming in or wether it will go through in the first place

What you would need to prove is that walmart has financial incentive to want you actively out of business,if they take you out of business will they be worse or less well off,taking away the competition from your suppliers is very bad business sense as the competing pallet firm could charge whatever they want it would be hard i would guess for you to prove otherwise

It mostly comes down to the contract "dont agree to anything that isnt in writing" also make sure wallmarts getout clause isnt too easy,I'm not sure who's responsibility this would fall under within your company but they are to blame,all the golf rounds,brunches and hotel stays arnt a valid contract,you should have had a lawyer go over the contract,if there wasnt one in the first place,well...

 

See what you mean,surely then it would be the America vs walmart not vs your pallet comp as they are infraction of the law by breaking a legally binding contract

 

WalMart is not alone in that. The tradition of large companies crushing small businesses and even individuals in court with delaying and other tactics has been around for a long time.

The original inventer of the Weed Eater was an individual, that had it patented, then presented it to a large corporation to produce it, wanting royalties for their sales. Common practice. Large company looked it over, but didn't make him any offers. They then turned around and produced it themselves, with no mention of the inventor and nothing given to him. He took his patent to court to defend it, and found that a patent only gives you the right to sue. The company broke him with legal expenses, and ended up having their own way. That was back in the early 70s IIRC. Hasn't gotten any better that I can see.