Humans can believe in evolution and yet not like it.
Sears Roebuck at one time had “won” the “survival of the fit” wars with all other US retailers.
But then along came E. J. Korvettes, the original discount retailer. S.S. Kresge was originally
founded in 1897 and later went into discount retailing.
The history shows that Sam Walton studied carefully the techniques of Harry Cunningham
and while Kmart forgot Harry’s teachings, Sam Walton took over the discount retail market
using Harry’s ideas.
This is all a matter of record and relies on people choosing to shop one place rather than
another. When the wars are over and the battle won, do humans still think that discounting
has a “terrible odor”?
Humans do their hunting and gathering and at the end the winners like Ms. Heinz Kerry with
her capitalistic Heinz money and her Democrat based politically powerful husband state their
dislike for the results. Democrats believe in evolution but don’t like to see it practiced.
Republicans don’t believe in evolution but like to see it practiced.
Strange animals, these humans.
Donbot
PS: I find very few humans who agree with me on this point and would enjoy hearing other
views at Donbot@donbot.com
Sears Roebuck at one time had “won” the “survival of the fit” wars with all other US retailers.
But then along came E. J. Korvettes, the original discount retailer. S.S. Kresge was originally
founded in 1897 and later went into discount retailing.
The history shows that Sam Walton studied carefully the techniques of Harry Cunningham
and while Kmart forgot Harry’s teachings, Sam Walton took over the discount retail market
using Harry’s ideas.
This is all a matter of record and relies on people choosing to shop one place rather than
another. When the wars are over and the battle won, do humans still think that discounting
has a “terrible odor”?
Humans do their hunting and gathering and at the end the winners like Ms. Heinz Kerry with
her capitalistic Heinz money and her Democrat based politically powerful husband state their
dislike for the results. Democrats believe in evolution but don’t like to see it practiced.
Republicans don’t believe in evolution but like to see it practiced.
Strange animals, these humans.
Donbot
PS: I find very few humans who agree with me on this point and would enjoy hearing other
views at Donbot@donbot.com
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“In May 1959, when Harry Cunningham became president of Kresge, the variety store
chain was second only to Woolworth. In the next few years, Cunningham transformed
Kresge (with 803 stores in operation) into the largest discount store in the United
States and renamed it Kmart. The decision was a particularly difficult one because, as
Cunningham explained, “Discounting at the time had a terrible odor. . . . If I had
announced my intentions ahead of time, I never would have made president.” Yet the
move into discounting rejuvenated the company, and by 1976, Kmart had almost twice
the sales...” http://static.highbeam.
com/s/sloanmanagementreview/march221998/strategicinnovationinestablishedcomp
aniesincludesr/
chain was second only to Woolworth. In the next few years, Cunningham transformed
Kresge (with 803 stores in operation) into the largest discount store in the United
States and renamed it Kmart. The decision was a particularly difficult one because, as
Cunningham explained, “Discounting at the time had a terrible odor. . . . If I had
announced my intentions ahead of time, I never would have made president.” Yet the
move into discounting rejuvenated the company, and by 1976, Kmart had almost twice
the sales...” http://static.highbeam.
com/s/sloanmanagementreview/march221998/strategicinnovationinestablishedcomp
aniesincludesr/