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Re:Wal-Mart is telling some vendors they can’t run applicati... by tomsthumb on Wednesday June 21, 2017 @06:46PM (#14608633)
There's a great writeup on a company that experience similar:

https://www.fastcompany.com/54763/man-who-said-no-wal-mart

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Re:Wal-Mart is telling some vendors they can’t run applicati... by andrewl on Thursday June 22, 2017 @07:26AM (#14611422)
That story, by Charles Fishman, is part of his book The Wal-Mart Effect: How the World's Most Powerful Company Really Works--and How It's Transforming the American Economy :

https://smile.amazon.com/dp/0143038788

It's worth reading.

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Re:Wal-Mart is telling some vendors they can’t run applicati... by acoard on Monday June 26, 2017 @01:59PM (#14638867)
"Buy it from Amazon!" Oh, how fitting.
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Re:Wal-Mart is telling some vendors they can’t run applicati... by emodendroket on Thursday June 22, 2017 @09:46AM (#14612172)
As I understand it he later gave in and now they sell the lawnmowers. https://www.walmart.com/browse/patio-garden/lawn-mowers/snap...
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