The US based retailer, Walmart recently opened its doors to over 500 US based manufacturers as it invited suppliers to meet the company’s senior leaders and merchants to pitch their products for stores, clubs and online. The goods being pitched include t-shirts, socks and bed sheets.
Bill Simon, President and CEO, Walmart US said, “When we buy new products, suppliers hire people to make those products. These American jobs build families and communities, and they help our country thrive. The open call will help us discover new products that we didn’t know were out there. This is not a program or a promotion; this is economics. For many products, the math simply works.” In the coming 10 years, Walmart plans to spend an additional US $ 250 billion on products supporting domestic manufacturing and American jobs. According to data from Walmart’s suppliers, items that are made, sourced, assembled or grown in America already account for about two-thirds of what Walmart US spends to buy products.
