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    Wal-Mart to sell only U.S. shrimp in 3 states

    McLatchy – Tribune Business News
    Wal-Mart to sell only U.S. shrimp in 3 states
    2006-Aug-25
    By Mike Keller

    Aug. 25, 2006 (McClatchy-Tribune Business News delivered by Newstex) --
    Wal-Mart seafood counters in Alabama, Florida, and Texas will carry only wild shrimp caught in American waters, thanks to overwhelming demand by consumers, a shrimp-industry group said Thursday.

    Almost 300 stores in the three states will carry only shrimp caught in the Gulf and South Atlantic through distributor Penguin Frozen Foods, one of the nation's largest suppliers of domestic shrimp.

    "Wal-Mart's decision to exclusively feature domestic wild-caught shrimp at seafood counters in three states will help sustain an important industry and traditional way of life in our country," said Mark Watters, the director of retail operations at Penguin.

    The company's move to back American shrimpers could put a dent in a shrimp market dominated by Southeast Asian imports.

    According to Wild American Shrimp, an industry group, about 85 percent of shrimp eaten in America comes from another country, with Thailand, China, Vietnam and Bangladesh leading the suppliers.

    Wal-Mart decided to sell American shrimp exclusively after a November 2005 agreement to offer both American and foreign shrimp in 900 stores.

    "The response was so overwhelming from consumers that these three states will sell the U.S. product exclusively," said Jenny Schmitt, a spokeswoman for Wild American Shrimp. "The cost is lower on foreign shrimp but it's a different product. We certify American shrimp for size, quality and flavor."

    Richard Gollott, an owner of shrimp processor Golden Gulf Coast Packing, a competitor of Penguin Frozen Foods, thinks Wal-Mart's (NYSE:WMT) decision was good for consumers and shrimpers.

    "Any time we can move into more markets we didn't have previously, it creates more demand for our product and prices move up," Gollott said. "We need to help the fishermen from going out of business. We would like to have more Americans eat domestic shrimp."

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    What a very American thing to do Wal-Mart.

    However, it's going to take a lot more than that to correct all your bad buying decisions and advertisements. Get the Mexican Flag aka Buzzard Rag off the store shelves. Remove the Spanish Language from your broadcast and advertisements. Quit buying products from Mexico and China.

    I've seen the illegals shopping at your store. They have run all the Americans to Target. You think they are worth it? What are you going to do, when they are expelled from my country? Go Broke? You bet! The only way for Wal-Mart to save themselves is to dump the Spanish and support American Laws and American Citizens.

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    ???

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    They lost profits, so I think it may just be a PR Stunt to gain back the trust of shoppers.

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    Yeah, whats the catch (no pun intended).
    Haven't you heard ohflyingone, Wally-World recently hired a new PR person. This is his first big move to clean up Wally-Worlds image of being non-American.

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