How Walmart Plans to Bring Back "Made in America"

Walmart doesn't make anything. But the giant retailer could play a part in the manufacturing rebound that is taking place in the U.S. with its promise to buy $50 billion more U.S. made goods over the next decade for its Walmart and Sam's Club stores.

It's a bit ironic, given Walmart's vast global sourcing organization.But the same forces that are making the U.S. a more hospitable place for manufacturing—higher shipping costs and wage rates overseas among them—have prompted the company to reevaluate its sourcing on a variety of products.