The store itself is good Lord K, but the only worthwhile part of it is the electronics section [img]tongue.gif[/img] :D

honestly, we buy all of our stuff there, from movies, clothes and shoes, all the way to electronics, but the draw back is that most of the stuff we buy tends to be crap, and falls apart easy.... or the instructions on how to pout it together is not very well written, so you spend 2 hours just trying to figure out which part goes where.

My take on it...

Fading.

Walmart grew to prosperity under Sam Walton's reign, but since he's passed, it's different. The WM near us is not a pleasure to go into -- the aisles are cluttered, the service is slow, the employees are unmotivated (to say the least), and shopping just isn't fun. It feels like a K-Mart did about 5-10 years ago... and based on what I see here, I expect Walmart to follow the same path and be eclipsed by something else.

Folks argue against WM, saying that you shouldn't shop with a company that's stealing business from local family-owned businesses. As much as it's painful to say, that's a load of hooey. If you run that family-owned business, you need to figure out why people should buy from you -- and it's not because you're local, or because they should help put your family through school. You need to find a niche to fill, with something like service (beatin' WM already) or product selection (for the things no one else carries) in order to win. Otherwise, you're a dinosaur who's dug your own grave.

Now, don't think I'm pro-WM, 'cause I'm not. I am pro-business, and more importantly, pro-consumer. Give the consumer a reason to buy at your store, and they will. Walmart gives people low prices as a reason to buy there. For folks who don't have a lot of money, that's a powerful incentive. Beat 'em on another front.

Economy Destroyer.

Doesn't exist. :D

Cheap UnderArmor

No Wal-Mart in NZ. But we do have K-Mart, who don't seem to be doing all that well incidentally. So, one or two words that describe K-Mart:

soulless convenience

Not here!

IMHO (And my HO is pretty ****in' top notch :D ) I think that any company that can become as big as they are deserves what they get. Its just business afterall.

I like the ones about 'Not Here'
Well, I have two choices. Wally World, or the PX. Or Super Wally World, or the Commissary. I will say, competion is great, and the Ft Knox facilities have improved greatly since the Super Wally opened in Radcliff. Now, if I could just get back there already.

Poverty Propagator