[drtampa]

The greatest advantage for WAL*MART is the quality of the product that you get for a most reasonable price. Yes WAL*MART drives the price down but they do not skip the quality. A supplier must be perfect at all times. If you can meet WAL*MART's standards you can also meet Publix, Kroger, HEB and other most demanding retailers.
WAL*MART has numerous food products sold under their Great Value label. These are the items that will allow a poor Dominican to stretch his/her pesos. They are produced by the same supplier that is producing the "name brand" product and they are the same quality. A supplier cannot and will not maintain two different standards.
Those Dominican companies that are fortunate enough to become a WAL*Mart supplier will be held to this same standard or they will instantly see their product back on their own shipping dock with an unpaid invoice by WAL*Mart plus an invoice from WAL*MART for removing the item from stock. This may just help increase the quality of the products in the corner store. All suppliers are going to have to comply or die.