Those suppliers who comply with the requirements will have the opportunity of commercializing their products in Wal-Mart’s stores.

“Once accepted, their products will be sold at the stores for an initial, ‘testing’, period of time. Those products well regarded by consumers will be incorporated into the regular inventory. This gives companies a chance to showcase their products to a large national and international audience”, reported newspaper La Tribuna.

Source: latribuna.hn

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