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To: Arthur Radley who wrote (704)	6/3/1999 10:23:00 AM
From: Martin Lefebvre	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1166

It is because of their reliance on a computerized supply chain that should be a concern for WMT investors. Their systems have been in place for a long time; well before any serious talk of Y2K began to crop up. It is not unreasonable to assume that there may be cause for concern here.

To: Arthur Radley who wrote (704)	6/3/1999 6:35:00 PM
From: mrknowitall	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1166

Hey, Dude from Lone Star!!! I concur with your assessment of their systems prowess. I know someone who sells products to their IT group and they are consistently hard-ball, no-nonsense decision makers. You might also note that they have the ability to actually track every stinking delivery truck throughout the country for controlling inventory movement. Ask yourself, when was the last time you saw any of WMT's rolling stock sitting around for any length of time at all? The secret to profitability with mass reselling is the physical movement and control of inventory assets - the idea is to own it for the shortest possible period of time. Management of the movement can radically reduce the time owned. I don't think anyone does it better than WMT and HD. Mr. K.