The Wal-Mart Way

Demands of the Retail Business

Working in the retail business can be challenging, Funkhouser says, particularly when it comes to matching merchandise with the customer mix.

"This creates some interesting obstacles for a retail-based in-plant operation in that it requires us to print a larger mix of signs relevant to individual stores," he says. Some printed material differs from state to state and country to country, based on merchandise and language.