This is one of those quotes that is constantly taken out if context by entitled dicks.
Sam Walton, founder of Walmart coined the phrase and it was actually an insightful stance on consumer trending. What it actually means is that it doesn’t matter how you feel or what your data shows about a product, if customers don’t buy it you can’t do shit about it. In practice, tofu is a healthier, more sustainable, less expensive, more versatile option than traditional meat, but if my butcher shop moves to tofu because I wholly believe it’s far better fit everyone, I’ll go out of business regardless. The customer wants steak and even if the customer is making a choice I don’t agree with, the customer will always win that argument by simply shipping elsewhere.
This is one of those quotes that is constantly taken out if context by entitled dicks.
Sam Walton, founder of Walmart coined the phrase and it was actually an insightful stance on consumer trending. What it actually means is that it doesn’t matter how you feel or what your data shows about a product, if customers don’t buy it you can’t do shit about it. In practice, tofu is a healthier, more sustainable, less expensive, more versatile option than traditional meat, but if my butcher shop moves to tofu because I wholly believe it’s far better fit everyone, I’ll go out of business regardless. The customer wants steak and even if the customer is making a choice I don’t agree with, the customer will always win that argument by simply shipping elsewhere.
the saying actually predates sam walton’s very existence on the planet.
Yes, you can add a “you should act like if…”, then the phrase will be correct