Walmart bashing

[d_fife]

what wal-mart usually does is build  a regular store and then 10 years later it relocates as a supercenter. they trick the town and decieve. I wonder if they will relocate some supercenters to a  bigger supercenter.

[storehistoryguy]

Here are some ways I got off this website, http://walmartstores.com/GlobalWMStoresWeb/navigate.do?catg=6 , in which how Wal-Mart bothered others stores.

1994: 122 Woolco stores in Canada acquired.
1997: Wal-Mart replaces Woolworth on the Dow Jones Industrial Average.

[Caldor1999]

well wal mart just played a small role in the clonsings of Caldor Bradelees ames jamesway Ward Service Mercahndise ect

[store215]

Has anyone seen the latest commercials? I was sure it was for Target at first until I saw the big smiley face at the end. Looks like Walmart is trying to grab the upscale crowd while dropping the always low prices stuff. :mad:

[Caldor1999]

Originally posted by MBZ321
Has anyone seen the latest commercials? I was sure it was for Target at first until I saw the big smiley face at the end. Looks like Walmart is trying to grab the upscale crowd while dropping the always low prices stuff. :mad:

no matter what wal mart dose they will never be like dept stores no way in hell u will see wal mart be like Macys Sears JC Penny Dillards Nordstrom Bloomingdales Lord& tayulor ect so no matter hwta they do they will neevr have a upscale crowed thats targets job and target dose a nice job at it to also i think target sells betetr stuff then wal mart to

[Caldor1999]

hears anorth story about wal mart being sued again
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060201/ap_on_re_us/wal_mart_contraception

BOSTON - Backed by abortion rights groups, three Massachusetts women sued Wal-Mart on Wednesday, accusing the retail giant of violating a state regulation by failing to stock emergency contraception pills in its pharmacies.

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The lawsuit, filed in state court, seeks to force the company to carry the morning-after pill in its 44 Wal-Marts and four Sam Club stores in Massachusetts.

The plaintiffs argued that state policy requires pharmacies to provide all "commonly prescribed medicines."

Wal-Mart carries the morning-after pill in Illinois only, where it is required under state law, said Dan Fogleman, a spokesman for Bentonville, Ark.-based Wal-Mart.

Fogleman said the company "chooses not to carry many products for business reasons." He would not elaborate. But in a letter to a lawyer for the plaintiffs, a Wal-Mart attorney said the store chain does not regard the drug as "commonly prescribed."

CVS, the state's largest pharmacy chain, stocks the pill at all of its drugstores.

[Zayre88]

For all of those that hate Wal-Mart.... 1,500 new Wal-Mart stores will be added to your neighborhood soon!

More U.S. Wal-Marts in the Works    
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. will open more than 1,500 stores in the United States over the next several years, according to vice chairman John Menzer.

Menzer, who runs the chain's U.S. division, also said the company was on track to open its announced target of 335 to 370 new U.S. stores this year.

"We are really focused on opening new stores right now. We see so many opportunities to open new stores that that's where our capital is going first," Menzer said during a Web cast from a financial conference hosted by Citigroup.

[Caldor1999]

Originally posted by Zayre88
For all of those that hate Wal-Mart.... 1,500 new Wal-Mart stores will be added to your neighborhood soon!

More U.S. Wal-Marts in the Works    
RETAIL MERCHANDISER
   
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. will open more than 1,500 stores in the United States over the next several years, according to vice chairman John Menzer.

Menzer, who runs the chain's U.S. division, also said the company was on track to open its announced target of 335 to 370 new U.S. stores this year.

"We are really focused on opening new stores right now. We see so many opportunities to open new stores that that's where our capital is going first," Menzer said during a Web cast from a financial conference hosted by Citigroup.

i heard about that its sad to hear that i hope they over power them selfs and maby GOB soon but i doubt it

[powersbt]

Originally posted by Zayre88
For all of those that hate Wal-Mart.... 1,500 new Wal-Mart stores will be added to your neighborhood soon!

More U.S. Wal-Marts in the Works    
RETAIL MERCHANDISER
   
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. will open more than 1,500 stores in the United States over the next several years, according to vice chairman John Menzer.

Menzer, who runs the chain's U.S. division, also said the company was on track to open its announced target of 335 to 370 new U.S. stores this year.

"We are really focused on opening new stores right now. We see so many opportunities to open new stores that that's where our capital is going first," Menzer said during a Web cast from a financial conference hosted by Citigroup.

1500?? Wow!! Now does this include the number of Supercenters built to replace an existing regular Wal Mart?? But still, astounding.

[Zayre88]

And remember that 1,500 new Wal-Mart stores is more than the number of Kmart stores currently operating today !!!

They really want to replace Kmart in the next few years...

[store215]

Wal-Mart must be starting to lose it's luster, at least slightly. The last 3 trips to the local WM, usually a very busy store, the store has been dead (one time a friday night, another on a sunday afternoon, and another time on a saturday afternoon). Parking lot wasn't too full, no door greeter in sight, nobody monitoring the self checkouts, and few customers in general. Very strange. This whole "trying to go upscale" thing is going to really hurt them.

[KyleRF]

Watch! Next thing we will see is a Wal and Taylor, Walman Marcus, Wallingdales, etc. :insane:

[Caldor1999]

anouther news actrial on wal mart

from http://news.yahoo.com/s/ibd/20060224/bs_ibd_ibd/2006223feature&printer=1;_ylt=AndINBIiVbOQv7IhPw.RsxugfbcF;_ylu=X3oDMTA3MXN1bHE0BHNlYwN0bWE-


Sean Higgins
Thu Feb 23, 7:00 PM ET
 


Maryland has been ground zero in an epic battle between retail giant Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT - News) and its critics. The latest stage began this month when a Wal-Mart-aligned group challenged a new state law targeting the world's largest retailer.

The Retail Industry Leaders' Association filed suit on Feb. 8 to strike down the Fair Share Health Care Fund Act, which would require Wal-Mart to boost spending on employee health benefits.

The RILA, which counts Wal-Mart as a member, says the federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) forbids the Maryland law. Many legal experts agree, but this suit will be the first major test case for Fair Share-type laws.

The case's impact will extend far beyond the state. The Maryland law is a model that Wal-Mart critics, a broad coalition led by unions, are pushing 33 other state legislatures to enact. A victory for nonunion Wal-Mart would likely hobble those efforts.

"Many other states are looking to Maryland before deciding what they are doing," said Vincent DeMarco, president of the Maryland Citizens' Health Initiative, which lobbied for the Fair Share law.

DeMarco, like many others tied to the issue, believes the case could ultimately end up before the U.S. Supreme Court.

Wal-Mart is clearly concerned. CEO Lee Scott is set to announce a series of new employee health benefit improvements in a speech Saturday before the National Governors Association. Wal-Mart will expand the availability of its lowest cost plan and shorten waiting periods to enroll part-time workers and their children.

The Maryland law requires companies with more than 10,000 employees to spend at least 8% of their payroll on employee health care. If they don't, Maryland will require them to pay the difference into a state medical assistance fund.

Wal-Mart was one of only four employers in the state covered under the law and the only one that would have to change its practices. It employs 17,000 in Maryland. It has not said how much it spends on employee health benefits.

The state legislature passed the law last year, but Republican Gov. Bob Ehrlich vetoed it. Lawmakers overrode his veto last month. The law is set to go into effect Jan. 1, 2007. The challenge is set to be heard in U.S. district court in June.

Retailers Fight 'Wal-Mart' Law

The Maryland law is invalid on several grounds, said Eugene Scalia, who's representing RILA in the case. For one thing, the former Labor Department solicitor argued, it violates equal protection laws because it was written to affect only Wal-Mart.

The main thrust of his argument is that it can't be squared with ERISA. That federal law was meant to create uniform national standards for businesses offering health plans. States simply cannot enact laws that create different standards, Scalia said.

"The Supreme Court has said time and again that ... you cannot be subject to a patchwork of different requirements from state to state," Scalia said. "It's crystal clear."

The text of ERISA states that it "shall supersede any and all state laws insofar as they may now or hereafter relate to any employee benefit plan."

Kim Monk, senior vice president for Washington research for Prudential Equity Group and a former Senate aide who handled ERISA issues, said the law was written to give states and local governments no wiggle room.

That's why it says "relate to ANY employee benefit plan," Monk said, adding the emphasis. That was intended as an across-the-board preemption, she said.

Supporters Say Law Will Stand

Fans of the law are undaunted. Maryland Attorney General Joseph Curran conceded in a January letter to state lawmakers that the law does raise ERISA concerns, but should still survive a challenge.

Curran argued that because businesses have the option of raising their health care spending or paying the difference to the state, the Maryland law doesn't dictate health coverage levels. Therefore it doesn't violate ERISA.

"Where changes to a (health care) plan are merely one method of compliance with the law, the law will not be found to have any reference to ERISA plans," Curran wrote.

Curran's office will defend the Fair Share Health Care Fund Act in court. He reportedly has staff working full time on that one case.

Supporters are banking on Curran's argument to uphold the law.

"I think the attorney general's opinions are pretty solid, and I don't think the courts are going to overturn the law," said DeMarco.

Others say Curran's argument involves a distinction without a difference.

"When the government says to you, 'You can pay your employee or give it to the state,' everybody recognizes that is a penalty," the RILA's Scalia said.

But in courts, no outcome is obvious until it actually happens.

"ERISA is one of the most obscure and litigated areas of the law," said Michael Greve, American Enterprise Institute's federalism scholar. Still, he expects that ERISA will trump the Maryland law.

[powersbt]

Originally posted by storehistoryguy
Hey Wal-Mart, they're called stockboys! :insane:

This is actually inside a Wal-Mart. What kind of store waits that long to restock the shelves?


http://blogs.flyertalk.com/blogs/mypoint/

Small problem here. If you've worked in Supermarket Retail, you'd see this. In the first photo, it shows a Potato Chips Section. This is Stocked by the Potato Chip Vendors, NOT Wal Mart. The person who took this photo wants you to think that it is Wal Marts fault.

2nd photo. I see two different scenarios. One, the milk could also be stocked by a Vendor. Hard to tell by the labels on the jugs. I fill the Milk in my store, so I'm not sure how other stores do it. 2nd scenario: Cleaning and Rotating the Cooler where the milk is stored. Why clean the shelves when they are full of milk when you can let the shelves run down and clean them empty. Once again, the person who took the photo wants you to think that there is a major help issue here.

[tokensafari]

good point powersbt! I, myself worked in food and it's true the vendors do re-stock the chips and things like that. The only thing walmart is responsible for is the milk. But the only thing they have to do is put it out... it's already in their coolers.

[powersbt]

Originally posted by tokensafari
good point powersbt! I, myself worked in food and it's true the vendors do re-stock the chips and things like that. The only thing walmart is responsible for is the milk. But the only thing they have to do is put it out... it's already in their coolers.

That's why I wondered if they were in the process of cleaning and rotating the cooler at the time the photo was taken. If I was the Dairy Supervisor, occasionally, I would let the milk run down on the shelves so that I could get it rotated out, and clean the milk shelves. One other possible point, and you might see this one too working in food, is that there could have possibly been a Reset in the Milk section in which they let the shelves run down. A bit drastic to let it run that much, but some of my shelves have gotten pretty ugly when we have had a Reset. Like I said, the person taking the photos wants the General Public to draw the same conclusion as he/she did without contemplating other reasons for the shelf conditions.

[Ameskid]

Wally World, Walky World, Wacky World! Its name always reminded me of Wall Emporium or something. Who in the name of heck would name a store that reflects a wall? And they are overpriced, outdated and WAY WAY WAAAY too big. Someone here said that there were more supercenters than regulars. I think my Wal-Mart resulted in the closing of Franks! Who knows? Thankfully, that Wally Mart got knocked down- and replaced! ARRRRRRRGH! BTW, I have made a game called Merchandopoly, and it lists stores of the past and present.

[powersbt]

It is named after the Walton family, not a wall.

Also, overpriced?? It's there low prices that gets them the sales. People shop there to save money. I save $20 on my Grocery bill just by shopping there.

Originally posted by Ameskid
Wally World, Walky World, Wacky World! Its name always reminded me of Wall Emporium or something. Who in the name of heck would name a store that reflects a wall? And they are overpriced, outdated and WAY WAY WAAAY too big. Someone here said that there were more supercenters than regulars. I think my Wal-Mart resulted in the closing of Franks! Who knows? Thankfully, that Wally Mart got knocked down- and replaced! ARRRRRRRGH! BTW, I have made a game called Merchandopoly, and it lists stores of the past and present.

[Ameskid]

Originally posted by powersbt
It is named after the Walton family, not a wall.

Also, overpriced?? It's there low prices that gets them the sales. People shop there to save money. I save $20 on my Grocery bill just by shopping there.
 

I know it's named after Sam walton, and now that i think about it, it's not overpriced.

[Caldor1999]

Originally posted by powersbt
It is named after the Walton family, not a wall.

Also, overpriced?? It's there low prices that gets them the sales. People shop there to save money. I save $20 on my Grocery bill just by shopping there.

Originally posted by Ameskid
Wally World, Walky World, Wacky World! Its name always reminded me of Wall Emporium or something. Who in the name of heck would name a store that reflects a wall? And they are overpriced, outdated and WAY WAY WAAAY too big. Someone here said that there were more supercenters than regulars. I think my Wal-Mart resulted in the closing of Franks! Who knows? Thankfully, that Wally Mart got knocked down- and replaced! ARRRRRRRGH! BTW, I have made a game called Merchandopoly, and it lists stores of the past and present.

i htink its ok that u shop at wal mart im not the type of person who says because i hate wal mart i dont think people shoud shop there there not over priced but they low qulity mercandise they offer is horrble like i can get better clouths at Macys Bloomingdales JC Penny Sears Kmart Target Even TJ Maxx Marshalls and Filenes Basement u can find better clouths and house were stuff and they food thay have isent so great i dont liek the idea of haveing vereything in one store that consept of havething them all over the placce just seems kida evile to me

[powersbt]

When I go there, 95% of the stuff I buy there as far as Groceries are name brand. Hard to go wrong when you do that.

As far as your clothes, Walmart and something like Macys or Bloomingdales are catering to two totally different clientelle (sp??). It goes for other things in the store as well. There are people out there who would buy clothes at Walmart, but wouldn't touch anything at a Macys. Nobody is at fault for doing so. Just how it works.

Originally posted by Caldor1999

Originally posted by powersbt
It is named after the Walton family, not a wall.

Also, overpriced?? It's there low prices that gets them the sales. People shop there to save money. I save $20 on my Grocery bill just by shopping there.

Originally posted by Ameskid
Wally World, Walky World, Wacky World! Its name always reminded me of Wall Emporium or something. Who in the name of heck would name a store that reflects a wall? And they are overpriced, outdated and WAY WAY WAAAY too big. Someone here said that there were more supercenters than regulars. I think my Wal-Mart resulted in the closing of Franks! Who knows? Thankfully, that Wally Mart got knocked down- and replaced! ARRRRRRRGH! BTW, I have made a game called Merchandopoly, and it lists stores of the past and present.

i htink its ok that u shop at wal mart im not the type of person who says because i hate wal mart i dont think people shoud shop there there not over priced but they low qulity mercandise they offer is horrble like i can get better clouths at Macys Bloomingdales JC Penny Sears Kmart Target Even TJ Maxx Marshalls and Filenes Basement u can find better clouths and house were stuff and they food thay have isent so great i dont liek the idea of haveing vereything in one store that consept of havething them all over the placce just seems kida evile to me

[Caldor1999]

Originally posted by powersbt
When I go there, 95% of the stuff I buy there as far as Groceries are name brand. Hard to go wrong when you do that.

As far as your clothes, Walmart and something like Macys or Bloomingdales are catering to two totally different clientelle (sp??). It goes for other things in the store as well. There are people out there who would buy clothes at Walmart, but wouldn't touch anything at a Macys. Nobody is at fault for doing so. Just how it works.

Originally posted by Caldor1999

Originally posted by powersbt
It is named after the Walton family, not a wall.

Also, overpriced?? It's there low prices that gets them the sales. People shop there to save money. I save $20 on my Grocery bill just by shopping there.

Originally posted by Ameskid
Wally World, Walky World, Wacky World! Its name always reminded me of Wall Emporium or something. Who in the name of heck would name a store that reflects a wall? And they are overpriced, outdated and WAY WAY WAAAY too big. Someone here said that there were more supercenters than regulars. I think my Wal-Mart resulted in the closing of Franks! Who knows? Thankfully, that Wally Mart got knocked down- and replaced! ARRRRRRRGH! BTW, I have made a game called Merchandopoly, and it lists stores of the past and present.

i htink its ok that u shop at wal mart im not the type of person who says because i hate wal mart i dont think people shoud shop there there not over priced but they low qulity mercandise they offer is horrble like i can get better clouths at Macys Bloomingdales JC Penny Sears Kmart Target Even TJ Maxx Marshalls and Filenes Basement u can find better clouths and house were stuff and they food thay have isent so great i dont liek the idea of haveing vereything in one store that consept of havething them all over the placce just seems kida evile to me

i guss i can compair it in a discount way
well wal mart clouths  compaired to targets clouths  u will find a diffrence in that tpoo target has better qwulity then wal mart dose and it has the low price i have to say target knows how to sell clouths i have gotten stuff from there that has lasted i backley shot evrey were but i have neenvr fiund anything good at wal mart its mosthey how there stores are set up i feel liek im in a big box with crap all over tghe places idont get that in target or even kmart

[powersbt]

From what I have seen, you won't be dealing with Walmarts "clutter" too much longer. They have plans to cut down on a lot of inventory over the next few months to reduce that.

Originally posted by Caldor1999

Originally posted by powersbt
When I go there, 95% of the stuff I buy there as far as Groceries are name brand. Hard to go wrong when you do that.

As far as your clothes, Walmart and something like Macys or Bloomingdales are catering to two totally different clientelle (sp??). It goes for other things in the store as well. There are people out there who would buy clothes at Walmart, but wouldn't touch anything at a Macys. Nobody is at fault for doing so. Just how it works.

Originally posted by Caldor1999

Originally posted by powersbt
It is named after the Walton family, not a wall.

Also, overpriced?? It's there low prices that gets them the sales. People shop there to save money. I save $20 on my Grocery bill just by shopping there.

Originally posted by Ameskid
Wally World, Walky World, Wacky World! Its name always reminded me of Wall Emporium or something. Who in the name of heck would name a store that reflects a wall? And they are overpriced, outdated and WAY WAY WAAAY too big. Someone here said that there were more supercenters than regulars. I think my Wal-Mart resulted in the closing of Franks! Who knows? Thankfully, that Wally Mart got knocked down- and replaced! ARRRRRRRGH! BTW, I have made a game called Merchandopoly, and it lists stores of the past and present.

i htink its ok that u shop at wal mart im not the type of person who says because i hate wal mart i dont think people shoud shop there there not over priced but they low qulity mercandise they offer is horrble like i can get better clouths at Macys Bloomingdales JC Penny Sears Kmart Target Even TJ Maxx Marshalls and Filenes Basement u can find better clouths and house were stuff and they food thay have isent so great i dont liek the idea of haveing vereything in one store that consept of havething them all over the placce just seems kida evile to me

i guss i can compair it in a discount way
well wal mart clouths  compaired to targets clouths  u will find a diffrence in that tpoo target has better qwulity then wal mart dose and it has the low price i have to say target knows how to sell clouths i have gotten stuff from there that has lasted i backley shot evrey were but i have neenvr fiund anything good at wal mart its mosthey how there stores are set up i feel liek im in a big box with crap all over tghe places idont get that in target or even kmart

[Ameskid]

It's just too big, I'm saying. I mean, it's the same as Big target or Super Kmart or something, but they are slightly overpriced, and there's just something that makes you lose a lot of respect for them. I don't know how all this distrust and crud got into its reputation, but it hasn't really prevented sales! unfortunately!:insane::insane:

[store215]

Most of Wal-Marts prices are the same on everyday items when comparing between the "big 3" discounters. Wal-Marts low prices are usually showcased on end caps and displays in the center of the isles.

For example, they may have a 39 dollar GE microwave in the center isle...so that gets to people to think "let me go see what else is down the isle to see if there is anything better/cheaper" and BAM! same or close to same prices as anywhere else.

Now one place that walmart is dirt cheap is, is health and beauty items. A little lower than Rite Aid and a hell of a lot lower than Walgreens, CVS, and Eckerd, in that order.

I dont know too much about food since there are no supercenters nearby, but i visited one in Florida and the prices were not too much different than my local employee-owned supermarket, as well as Union-run Shop Rite.

[Caldor1999]

hears a interrestingh thing abuot wal mart




http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060818/ap_on_bi_ge/wal_mart_woes



BENTONVILLE, Ark. - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is fighting battles on multiple fronts after posting its first quarterly profit decline in 10 years, and analysts question whether the world's largest retailer can regain the feverish growth rates of its past.

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Wal-Mart's woes range from high energy prices, which hit its lower-income customer base and its own costs, to setbacks in its international strategy, to public relations stumbles like this week's sudden resignation of civil rights icon Andrew Young as its public ambassador.

Young quit as head of a pro-Wal-Mart advocacy group after he was quoted in the Los Angeles Sentinel newspaper as saying inner-city stores that overcharged black customers were run by "Jews, then it was Koreans and now it's Arabs." Wal-Mart, which has made repeated public commitments this year to diversity, said Young's comments did not reflect its views.

On the plus side, analysts say, Wal-Mart has ambitious programs to stock trendier products, remodel most of its more than 2,000 Supercenter stores and tighten its grip on the costs of inventory, labor and energy.

Combined with an ongoing public relations offensive to counter critics who claim its pay and benefits are skimpy, Wal-Mart is juggling a lot of balls at once and analysts say the outcome is still up in the air.

"I think they're in so much transition right now that it's hard to measure whether or not they're making progress," said Patricia Edwards, portfolio manager and retail analyst at Wentworth, Hauser & Violich in Seattle, which manages $8.2 billion in assets and holds 51,000 Wal-Mart shares. "It is a lot to handle."

George Whalen of Retail Management Consultants in San Marcos, Calif., said Wal-Mart has a track record of handling multiple tasks: "When you get to be the biggest in the world, you fight battles on every front sometimes."

Second-quarter results showed the first profit decline in a decade on the cost of selling its loss-making business in Germany. It quit another loss-maker,        South Korea, in May but still operates in 13 countries in Asia, Latin America and Britain and intends to keep expanding, especially in China.

But the quarter's sales and profit growth also slowed at Wal-Mart's U.S. stores, its biggest division, as high fuel prices kept customers away, cut their spending power and drove up Wal-Mart's own costs for a fleet of 7,000 trucks.

Some analysts question whether Wal-Mart can regain growth rates that made it a darling of Wall Street in the 1990s.

After precipitous gains in the 1980s and 1990s, the stock peaked at around $70 in January 2000 before losing steam to linger mainly in the $50-$60 range. It has lost another 3 percent this year to current levels around $45.

Wal-Mart's earnings per share rose more than 16 percent per year on average over the past 10 years and sales grew by annual rates between 12 percent and 20 percent. But all that has slowed, with earnings per share up about 11 percent last year and sales up just 9.5 percent.

Robert Buchanan, head of retail analysis at A.G. Edwards & Sons, said a target of 10 percent growth in annual earnings per share is more realistic from now on, considering Wal-Mart's size. In a research note, he wrote that "the 'law of large numbers' has set in with regard to go-forward percentage growth in sales and EPS."

Edwards said that with nearly 4,000 stores in the U.S., Wal-Mart can only maintain past growth rates by acquiring more companies overseas or "building a Wal-Mart on every other street corner in China."

"They are the 900-pound gorilla. The 900-pound gorilla cannot grow as fast as the little company from the Ozarks," Edwards said.

Some analysts are more bullish, and Wal-Mart has said it plans to open more than 1,500 stores in the United States in the coming years. It is opening more than 300 this year alone.

Sandra J. Skrovan, who heads a Wal-Mart research program at consultant Retail Forward Inc. in Columbus, Ohio, said Wal-Mart is well-positioned to weather the current gas crunch, even if prices don't decline. Its Supercenters, which combine a full grocery section with general merchandise, offer a one-stop shop and customers will continue to come in for food even if they postpone buying home electronics or clothes.

"The retailers that are positioned to provide value and convenience to consumers who are having to tighten their wallets and having to reduce the number of trips they make are really in a good position," Skrovan said.

But Skrovan agreed it was too early to say when Wal-Mart will see an increase in sales from its new initiatives, which include more organic foods, trendier clothes for women including a new segment of its George line from designer Mark Eisen, and flashier home electronics in a remodeled display. Those changes are meant to compete with rivals like Target Corp. and Best Buy.

"I think it's going to take a while before we really start to see that bump up," Skrovan said.

[MontgomeryWardFan]

Walmart When I hear the name I Think Cheap and Not in the good way. These stores look like huge warehouses with open high celings with pipes and lights Target is so much better

[MontgomeryWardFan]

Also They dont have a huge selection of clothes

[Zayre88]

Originally posted by MontgomeryWardFan
Walmart When I hear the name I Think Cheap and Not in the good way. These stores look like huge warehouses with open high celings with pipes and lights Target is so much better

Wal-Mart, at least around northern New England, opened many stores in the early 90's and kept them unchanged until 2004-2005-2006 even though they became too small for their volume.  Just think about Bangor, Waterville, Portland, Auburn, Gilford, Portsmouth and more.  

Before being replaced by Supercenters or expanded, the store had become too small, with merchandise stacked up high, narrow aisles, with old and used fixtures and run-down buildings.  Wal-Mart makes billions but is cheap when it comes to improve or at least maintain their store in a decent shape.

[Kmart4life]

Walmart is crap with crappy service and high prices. Not to mention the Walmarts in central Florida are all filthy and one smells like sewer all the time. You also save a lot more money on groceries if you use your Rewards card at Winn Dixie.
Long live KMART and WINN DIXIE.