Now for the real news: Walmart, the titan of American capitalism, belly flopped spectacularly in Germany. Apparently, Germans don’t dig forced smiles and cutthroat discounts. Who knew? Walmart thought their American recipe of huge supercenters, low prices, and grinning employees would woo German shoppers. Spoiler alert: it didn’t. Cultural differences played a big role, like Germans actually preferring their grocery shopping experience to be, ahem, efficient. And then, there was stiff competition from ALDI and Lidl, which left Walmart wailing “Ach du meine Güte!” Infrastructure woes and products incompatible with local norms sealed their fate. Lesson learned: understanding foreign culture is essential to global success—unless you want to become an international punchline. And that’s all I’ve got. Get the rest, tap the link in our bio.
