# Referencing his book, "Global Vision," Professor Robert Salomon explains why Walmart was not successful in expanding into the Chinese market

1 Faculty News February 29, 2016 ![TheStreet logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/thestreet.jpg?itok=2XiyrQ8_)>

Excerpt from [TheStreet.com](http://www.thestreet.com/story/13475778/1/why-even-walmart-uber-struggle-with-global-growth.html) -- "He added that Walmart, in fact, still struggles with profitability from its Chinese operations. 'They misread the culture,' said [Salomon](http://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/robert-salomon). 'Customers didn't want the same things in China that they wanted in the United States and they ran into trouble with local politicians and national politicians along the way.'"

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