Wal-Mart introduces own brand energy efficient lightbulbs
Over the water in the USA, major retailer Wal-Mart has launched its own brand of compact fluorescent lightbulbs (CFLs). The low energy lightbulbs are being sold in over 3,000 of its US stores. Andy Barron, Wal-Mart General Merchandise Manager said: “The introduction of our Great Value bulbs make CFLs a more accessible option for our shoppers as we strive to sell 100 million CFLs by the end of 2007.” This brings the option of cheaper low energy lightbulbs to millions of people. If Wal-Mart takes the next step and removes high energy incandescent lightbulbs from its shelves, the amount of energy saved will be massive. This is a stark contrast to the attitude taken by some of our retailers here in the UK, mention no names, but read my previous post! It would be great if Wal-Mart introduced these CFL lightbulbs in its UK Asda stores as well.
