Talk:List of Wal-Mart brands

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Contents 1 Merge 2 Redirects 3 Removed info 4 ilo 5 Fair use rationale for Image:Asda smart price logo.jpg

[edit] Merge

I oppose merging this with Wal-Mart because Wal-Mart is already too large (55K). Rhobite 18:27, 2 November 2005 (UTC)

I DONT AGREE, BECAUSE IT IS A STORE BRAND,NOT A STORE ITSELF,SMACK. Comment by 69.255.58.199.

Oppose, there are multiple similar lists for large companies that helps keep the company page cleaner - Wal-Mart is already large. --Firien § 15:29, 6 January 2006 (UTC)

It's technically not a flat-out list, but as the person who created this article, I'd like to point out that it was ironically created itself as a merger of several stub articles, none of which were going to become more than a few lines long. This could be turned into a sort of analysis of how Wal-Mart's private-label branding practices work, since they're notorious for the way they do business (basically, you come to Bentonville, where they dictate to you how it's going to be and you take it, offer to do it even cheaper or leave). In any case, it deserves a separate article. --Schrei 06:30, 7 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Redirects

I've turned a lot of really minor articles that were listed under WP:PROD into redirects to this article. Reason for doing so basically boils down to this: We don't need the article, but we do want something to sit in the space to "fill" it to make it less encouraging to start another minor article that's not going to go anywhere. SchuminWeb (Talk) 16:40, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

Doesn't wal-mart also sell 725 originals and B.U.M equipment?

[edit] Removed info

Try to keep in mind this is first and foremost a list, not a full-fledged article. I removed some information about the peanut butter recall in the USA for this reason. There was a note about ConAgra being the maker of WM peanut butter, which although technically useful for the list, is probably not feasible to do for everything on the list. Schrei 12:32, 29 April 2007 (UTC)

Works for me, especially when you consider that ConAgra is only one of a number of places that makes GV PB for WM. SchuminWeb (Talk) 16:47, 29 April 2007 (UTC)

I agree with the change. The recall is not specific to Wal-Mart and does not need to be mentioned in an article about Wal-Mart. Tuxide 21:10, 29 April 2007 (UTC)

Does "Try to keep in mind this is first and foremost a list, not a full-fledged article" mean that product indcidents involving the brand should be removed? First, in April 2007, you removed the mention of Salmonella-poisoned Great Value brand peanut butter. Now, in October 2007, you have also removed information about Salmonella-poisoned Great Value brand turkey and chicken pot pies. So ... where can information about the history of "Product Incidents" concerning the Great Value brand name be displayed in Wikipedia? Must they go on the Wal-Mart page instead? Are you saying that there is no page on the Great Value brand at Wikipedia where such information can be shown? I am sincerely curious. cat Catherineyronwode 01:28, 15 October 2007 (UTC)

In both cases, these involved products made by ConAgra Foods. It is mentioned on ConAgra's page about all the recalls. That's ultimately where it ought to go, because it's ultimately their product, but it's sold under a variety of labels. SchuminWeb (Talk) 02:47, 15 October 2007 (UTC)

You are expecting the average reader to know that Great Value foods are made by ConAgra. How will they find out? I recall the public's shock and outrage during this year's pet food poisoning recall, when it turned out that more than 100 brands -- from high-end Science Diet to Wal-Mart's Old Roy brand -- were all made in the same factory. The subject of sub-contracting of foods and pet feed is important to readers, and it is on-topic for publishing in an encyclopedia article about Wal-Mart, in my opinion. cat Catherineyronwode 12:05, 15 October 2007 (UTC)

As much as I hate defending Wal-Mart, in this case, you kind of answered your own question in your response to me. In both cases that you cited, it's one company making a product under a variety of brands. Thus it's not the retailer, but rather the manufacturer of the product. In other words, it's not a Wal-Mart issue. SchuminWeb (Talk) 18:13, 15 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] ilo

In Wal-Mart, "ilo" means tools for listening to music and watching movies. In Toki Pona, "ilo" also means tool. Coincidence? Or am I crazy? --Damian Yerrick (talk | stalk) 18:32, 18 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Asda smart price logo.jpg

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BetacommandBot (talk) 04:36, 12 February 2008 (UTC)