Tuesday, July 8, 2008

Weak economy may be Wal-Mart’s strong suit

There was a time when Betsy Baker would have been embarrassed to be seen shopping at Wal-Mart.

But that was a few years ago, before the price of gold shot up and the economy slowed, all but ruining her family jewelry business. And it was before her monthly house payments skyrocketed to $3,800 a month from $1,800, and she found herself trying to get rid of a house that is worth substantially less than she paid for it. It was before her family conceded that they could not escape their economic woes without filing for bankruptcy.

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