Wal-Mart’s Looking For A New DC Lobbyist
For Immediate Release
Monday, March 12, 2007
Washington, D.C. – Today’s issue of Roll Call reports on yet another management shift at Wal-Mart’s Home Office: Wal-Mart’s top Washington lobbyist is moving to Bentonville and the company is looking for a replacement. Wal-Mart Watch executive director David Nassar issues the following statement in response to the news:
Bringing another Washington lobbyist to Bentonville won’t fix Wal-Mart’s problems because they’re much deeper than politics. Wal-Mart’s now spending over $1 million a month on its Washington lobbyist and public relations operations, and its image is declining rather than improving. Wal-Mart’s struggling because they don’t treat their workers with respect, and that’s the real key to rehabilitating its public image and reaching the upscale customers it covets.
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