Comment: Walmart's 'buy American' plan offers industry hope

By Mike Flanagan | 23 January 2013

The mathematics of Walmart's 'Buy American' plan are a lot less impressive than the company's announcement makes it sound. But in the small print there lies an important lesson for retailers who really want to help their domestic manufacturers, writes Mike Flanagan.

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