Chicago Tribune quotes Bill Marquard on Wal-Mart’s urban strategy
Some observers wonder whether Wal-Mart might have been able to push its stores into other Chicago neighborhoods if it had put more executive muscle into its Jobs and Opportunity Zones program.
William Marquard, president of Marble Leadership Partners, a Chicago consulting firm, and author of “Wal-Smart: What It Really Takes to Profit in a Wal-Mart World,” doesn’t think so.
“Even if this program was successful, it wouldn’t make the Wal-Mart debate go away,” Marquard said. “The ultimate criticism is driven by the unions, and even if Wal-Mart did a stellar job providing help to small businesses, the unions would still be arguing about wage rates.”
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