by Calculated Risk on 11/08/2009 11:58:00 PM

A quote from a conference this weekend, from the NY Times:

"There are families not eating at the end of the month,” said Stephen Quinn, executive vice president and chief marketing officer at Wal-Mart Stores, and “literally lining up at midnight” at Wal-Mart stores waiting to buy food when paychecks or government checks land in their accounts.