Wal-Mart Eat or be eaten

Imitation is the best form of flattery – unless, apparently, you’re being copied by Wal-Mart. According to a lawsuit filed by Anthropologie, Wal-Mart is selling George brand skirts that are indistinguishable from the ones sold at the pricey women’s clothing chain’s boutiques, but at one-sixth the price. If Anthropologie wins the suit, it will cost Wal-Mart relative pennies. But the value of the public litigation to Wal-Mart’s reputation could be high and directly proportional to the damage to An...