Anyone that wants to defend Walmart better go get a copy of the DVD "The High Cost Of Low Prices" and open your eyes up. Walmart keeps government welfare program information in their HR departments because most of their help is eligible for assistance because of what they make there. They routinely keep their employees from getting 40 hours. There is a reason you're stuck in that check out line. I don't buy low prices. I'd rather spend a little more and have peace of mind that the employees that are working for the store I buy from are getting a decent paycheck. Check out Walmart giving. The owners of Walmart are the cheapest people in the world as far as giving any of it away. They set out to put other American's out of business. That's everyone from your beauty salon, to pharmacy, hardware stores, and even your eye doctor. They've been busted selling things for under what they paid to put other places out of business. I haven't shopped a Walmart in 3 years and I have found everything I needed for a reasonable price.

Don't think it is owned by a french company - found this explanation:

"The company's roots were founded when George Dayton founded the Dayton's department store chain. In 1902, George Dayton constructed a six-story building in downtown Minneapolis and convinced R.S. Goodfellow Company to move its Goodfellows department store into it. The store's owner, Reuben Simon Goodfellow, retired and sold his interest in the store to George Dayton.[4] In 1903, the store changed its name to the Dayton Dry Goods Company, and it changed its name again to the Dayton Company in 1910.


In January 2000, Dayton Hudson Corporation changed its name to Target Corporation "

Have you hear about Recalled Toys Featured In Walmart's Holiday Catalog?

http://www.curiousread.com/2007/11/recalled-toys-featured-in-walmarts.html

While this was last years ad, I am willing to bet it will happen again...

Wake-up Call: NO ONE if forcing anyone working at Walmart to work there. No one has a gun to their head. They are working there by their FREE choice. Walmart offers low prices and saves families a ton of money everyday. Anyone working there can go work somewhere else if they want. Give me a break. Shop Walmart!!!!

I agree...no credit cards from stores. Many stores lure you into getting a credit card to save on one single purchase. What they don't want you to know is that the interest rates are in the 23% range and you will be assessed these high percentage finance charges during what used to be called a "grace period" from the very day of your purchase. Even if you regularly pay off your credit card balance each month, most of these stores have already charged you interest from the purchase date. JC Penney and Home Depot are other stores that charge high interest rates BEFORE you receive your CC bill and there is no grace period. If you must use a credit card, use one from a bank or savings and loan (or better a debit card) that you can pay off when the statement comes, WITHOUT finance charges.

Not true, their food prices often beat walmarts, esp. on ceral. They also have better quality products. China would not be an economic super power if Wal Mart didn't push china's crap merchandise on america, putting america manufacturers out of business.

Have you ever really shopped Target vs. Walmart? If you have you would realize that Target is just as good of a bargin as Wal-mart. They just are cleaner and fresher letting you think you are shooping in an better class of store.

Target can not match a price on a brand name item found at walmart. Most Products found at Walmart have a serial and model number made for Walmart stores Only.

Always the lowest Prices when no one else can compete against
overpriced reduced quality items.

There is not a Wal-mart in the town where I live. Everyone talks about how everything in wal-mart is made in China. I went shopping in stores here and 99% of everything is made in china or vietmam or bangledesh or some other country. So whats the difference if you buy that item made in China from Wal-mart or some other store. You probably pay less for it at Wal-mart

guess you dont have teeth

To the "uninformed" Target is owned by a French company. All of their profit goes to France not any remains in the US except the tax's they pay to the city the store is in. It is not necessary to use profanity to get a message accross. It only shows you to be uneducated and simple minded. May I suggest you read something on english grammer, how your goverment works, just something where you can become "aware" of what is going on in the world. Instead of putting others down. People have no choise in how they look. They are people who have feelings just like anyone else. They have family and people who love them. Judge that you may be judged. You may want to revise your way of thinking about others. Since you have so much time on your hands it would be a good idea for you to spend some time helping others. It is a very hononable and caring thing to do. It will make you realize that there is always someone else that has it worst than you, and maybe you will learn to feel for others. If you have such a hard heart, it would tell me that you have no God. God is knocking, all you have to do is open the door. He will change your life like you could never imagine. May God bless you and may you ask for and seek his help.

To "Uninformed" Sandy: I am interested in seeing where it says Target is "French owned" because it is not nor ever has been.

Snopes:
The Target Corporation is a publicly held, U.S.-based firm which has been headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, since it began as the Dayton Dry Goods Company in 1902. Target is not now nor has it ever been, foreign-owned. (A French-based financial institution, AXA holds about 42 million hsares of Target stock, but that holding constitutes less than 5% ov Target Corporations outstanding shares.
http://www.snopes.com/politics/military/target.asp

Truth or Fiction:
Regarding Target's ownership, the company is on record as a U.S. firm based in Minneapolis, Minnesota and always has been. There is no foreign ownership in its past or present that we've been able to find or been presented with evidence about.
http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/t/target-viet.htm

Not exactly said in a "sophisticated" & "well-spoken" manner.

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Sandy, I'm sorry, I didn't realize that Minneapolis was in France! The idea of Target being from France came from California, where they began calling it "Tar-jhay," being that it was considered "upscale" in comparison to, say, the warehouse that is Wal-Mart. French companies don't even have a controlling stake in the stock of Target. For one claiming less than ignorance, you certainly point the wrong way.

Spoken like a "true" sophisticate .LOL