Hothir, I was actually thinking in that direction, especially as many of these companies pretty much specialize in international business. I think I'd have to do a bit of preliminary inquiring though to see if some of the people behind the business would be willing to give me some info and to what extent they are comfortable sharing it.

Joecool: Yeah. You're right -- there IS always Walmart. I'm trying to stay away from it however, because it's used as a case study in just about every business textbook in print today, which also means that most profs are intimately familiar with its workings, and probably tired of seeing it over and over again.

But as a "fall-back" option, it's an acceptable one.