Insightful, original, and steeped in the culture of retail life, "The Retail Revolution" draws on first-hand reporting from coastal China to rural Arkansas to give a fresh and necessary understanding of how Wal-Mart has transformed international commerce.

Sam Walton's world -- Supply and command -- The corporate culture -- Beat yesterday -- Unions : keep out! -- Wal-Mart's long march to China -- Discount stores in every clime? -- How Wal-Mart makes the rules -- Wal-Mart versus the world it has created.