Well one can't fault Wal-mart over it. Wal-mart spends big bucks figuring out how to get the most out of nothing. Your right though, for them to display those tags with the Husqvarna name on them someone had to approve it. Its really a smart on Wal-mart's part. They will milk that name to death. Husky will see sales rise real fast only to be surprized down the road when Wal-mart says we boosted your sales now we want those mowers 25.00 cheaper this year. Thats when the manufacture has three choices, build them cheaper, slice their own margins or cut ties and lose sales after already losing their once good name.
This is a very heated debate among manufacturers. Wal-mart is the biggest, baddest and meanest retailer in the world. They play hardball not with the customers but with the manufacturers on keeping costs to them low as possible. Manufacturers have a hard time resisting Wal-mart, Home Depot and all the big chains, why, millions in sales and fast sales. Wal-mart has more walk in traffic in one day than most stores see in one year. The candy jar worth millions is hard to resist.
I don't see Husqvarna ever putting their pride and joy pro products in Wal-mart but I so see Wal-mart doing everything they can to get them. Should be interesting now that they are allowed to use the name for sales. They won't stop at just that, rest assured.
I know Springs will agree with all the above because he was one of those who went to the manufacturer with the bad news, am I right Indian??