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description: The Washington Post, among others, reports on Wal-Mart's recent announcment of a decrease in same-store sales.
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# Fast Growth for Wal Mart - Not

[ Doug Davidoff ](https://www.liftenablement.com/blog/author/doug-davidoff)  Dec 4, 2006 11:28:05 AM

*The Washington Post*, among others, reports on [Wal-Mart's recent announcment](http://www.4syndication.com/the_fast_growth_blogtm/fast_growth_for_wal_mart_-_not/13794/forward.do?id=13794&blog=17&url=http%3A//www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/01/AR2006120101662.html) of a decrease in same-store sales. In [April](http://www.4syndication.com/content.do?id=7159&blog=17), I wrote about Wal-Mart's strategy to take on Target.

Does this announcement have anything to do with what I described as Wal-Mart's failure to stick to what made it special? I can't answer that, but I'd caution any business attracted to the light of 'big markets' at the expense of what makes it [special](http://www.4syndication.com/content.do?id=7854&blog=17).

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