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TL;DR – Walmart decided to start off European expansion with shit that is illegal in Europe, shit that makes European consumers frown and shit that makes workers run away – and choose to rather drop $2b of investment than adapt to different market, because it would invalidate the practices in US. I have been browsing the net and I have stumbled upon a story depicting expansion and evacuation of Walmart from Europe when then aimed to open a new market in Germany and I thought it would be a good story to share with y'all as there are some obvious conclusions that can be derived. So the year is 1997 and Walmart decides to open new market and use their amassed wealth (being 2nd largest private employer and that jazz) to grasp it. They were sure that their business strategy is foolproof and decided to not change anything and just…

About a decade ago, I was younger, dumber, and still had my uterus. It was diseased and caused me a lot of trouble, including bleeding my own blood when I’d menstruate for up to 12 days in a row. I went on a work trip to another city for a conference where all the other department coordinators from across Western Canada had gathered. I packed what I thought was enough period products for the weekend, but a bottle exploded in my bag rendering them useless. Shampoo leaked into all the wrappers and I was screwed. I woke up the next morning at 5am in the throes of period bullshit. I took my medications and cleaned up and got dressed as quietly as possible to the protests of my roommate. Our hotel was a remote airport one, but I’d remembered there was a drugstore in a small big box area not…