On the triple frontier border town of Ciudad del Este in Paraguay, pirated Chinese Apple, Microsoft and brandnameapparel are often smuggled across the border into Brazil for sale nationwide.
"They're starting to lay out stores differently, with better merchandise like private label food and more brand-name apparel, " says Dreher, who also stressed that a more decentralized approach to inventory management figures will help Wal-Mart do a better job stocking stores based on local tastes in each market.
Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. engages as a sporting goods retailer, which offers a broad assortment of brandname sporting goods equipment, apparel and footwear in a specialty store environment.