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New suppliers wanting to break in to the market have to introduce products that are of good quality , well-packaged and competitively priced . Originally making his fortune in the computer software business , he later formed a number of investment groups to acquire companies such as the Michaels chain of arts and craft stores , the Bonanza restaurant chain , and the electricity supplier Green Mountain Energy . Wal-Mart , however , buys overwhelmingly American and demands that its foreign suppliers subscribe to fair labor standards . The introduction of the Business Partner Code to suppliers involved explaining its rationale and seeking supplier feedback on any of the issues it raised . " Retailers , he argues , retain the whip hand and are able to drive prices down by playing off suppliers against each other . The big companies play small suppliers against each other , seeking ever lower labor costs .