The Centennial Society is a hand-made product line that was made in multiples and covertly installed in Wal-Marts in western New York and Minnesota from 1998-2000. Each product addresses negative trends in Wal-Mart's business practice. Most of these trends are common practice for any large retail chain.

Wal-mart is the largest grossing corporation in the world, earning in excess of $219 billion dollars a year (for current figures see www.fortune.com for the Fortune 500 list). There are Wal-Marts all over the world and its influence is expanding. Because of its stature, Wal-Mart is the most imitated model of corporate retail today. The implications of this are staggering.