Wal-Mart Goes Preppy

This is an article for next week, but I read it before hand so I figured I would comment on it now.  In this article it talks about how Wal-Mart changed their uniform from the old blue vests, to a blue polo and khakis.  They did this in their process of changing things to attract upscale shoppers.  I feel like it does put off a more professional and business casual look to it, but it also takes away one of the symbols that Wal-Mart has always been known for:  the blue vest with "How may I help you?" written on the back of it.  They want this to give Wal-Mart a whole new look in order to attract a whole different crowd of people and better compete with their rival, Target.  They may be producing a more attractive look for their employees, but I'm not so sure that it is really going to affect their business.  At one point it discussed a woman who complained about buying khakis, and I thought this was ridiculous.  In almost every job, you need to buy at least one part of your uniform.  Even if they give you a shirt, hat, etc., you almost always need to buy pants or shoes.  If you don't buy directly yourself, then it probably comes out of your first few paychecks.  For them to add that part in about them buying their own khakis, trying to make it a negative effect of the new dress code, I thought, was just pointless and dumb.  That's how it is at most jobs.