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    Wal-Mart is responsible for selling 26% of this household product in the United States. What is it?

    Question #44671. Asked by Lsh1482. (Feb 25 04 9:16 PM)


    McGruff

    * Wal-mart sells 19% of all grocery-store food in the United States, making it the largest food seller.
    * It handles 16% of all pharmacy-drug sales in the United States.
    * It controls 30% of the US household staples market - paper towels, toothpaste, shampoo, etc.
    * It is Hollywood's biggest outlet, selling 15-20% of all CDs, videos, and DVDs in the United States.
    * It sells 15% of all single-copy news publications.
    * Reciprocally, Wal-Mart controls a large and increasing share of the business done by almost every major consumer-products company:
    28.3% of Dial (soap products)
    24% of Del Monte Foods
    23% of Clorox (bleaches and cleaners)
    23% of Revlon (cosmetics)
    * It controls one-fifth or more of the business done by Proctor & Gamble (household products and soaps); Levi Strauss (jeans and clothing); and Newell Rubbermaid (household consumer rubber products.)
    http://www.larouchepub.com/other/2003/3044wal-mart.html


    It also sells 30% of the disposable diapers purchased in the United States, 30% of hair-care products, 26% of toothpaste and 20% of pet food.
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    Feb 27 04, 2:41 AM


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