Volume e margem não andam de mão dada

A propósito de "Small Farmers Aren't Cashing In With Wal-Mart" apetece exclamar:
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- Duh!

"In 2010, Wal-Mart pledged to double its local produce sales from 4 to 9 percent by 2015, as part of a new sustainability program and a commitment to support small businesses. While the chain has exceeded that goal – it says 11 percent of its produce sold nationwide comes from local farms — there's little evidence of small farmers benefiting, at least in the Midwest.
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Organic vegetable grower Jim Thomas, who grows organic vegetables and sells them at the Columbia farmers market, doesn't know anyone who has sold successfully to Wal-Mart.
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"They tend to try to force people into lower prices than feasible," he says. "My only concern is that they're willing to pay the price to get the quality that they get from local produce.""

É aquilo a que chamo de "pedofilia empresarial". Não, a Wal-Mart não é maldosa, é a sua natureza... a velha história do sapo e do escorpião.
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O mercado que aprecia o que os pequenos agricultores produzem e que é capaz de pagar pelo valor superior que percepciona não vai à Wal-Mart.
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E a sua empresa? Vender nas Wal-Marts deste mundo é uma adição... o volume inebria; contudo, volume e margem não andam de mão dada, normalmente.