Walmart is Updating 1,000 Stores Into a New Store of Tomorrow

Lee said:
I stopped going to Walmart for two reasons. They stopped price matching and finding an actual employee on the floor to ask something is like finding a pearl in an oyster.
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I did find an employee out on the floor, so I asked about a product that they had carried but none for the last 2 months. She said "Oh they don't make that any more". The next time I was in Walmart in the big city 1 and 1/2 hours from here, surprise not only did they have the desired product but it was also on sale!
 

I haven't been to a WalMart in quite a long time. I shop at some local dollar stores and pharmacies mostly. I use online shopping at Amazon too. I have to check out Walmart one of these days and see what they're offering.
 
Don M. said:
Every morning dozens of salesmen from the suppliers would line up to make million dollar sales, and by the end of they day, they left a bit disappointed when WM bought their stuff at a huge discount.
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A friend’s son did a year long contract for specialized maintenance work. WM head office refused to honour some of the standard clauses they should pay. They have lawyers; he doesn’t. He will finish the contract and never do another thing for them.
 
WM pushes their credit cards. I wonder when they’ll start requiring it or a loyalty card to get the sales. They need something for AI to track individuals.
 
I never liked Walmart. The price tags by the products are not accurate. It's the price at the register is what you are charged. Unless you watch the screen when you scan, you may not notice the difference in price- and it's always in Walmart's favor.
I haven't been to Wallys in years. In the new stores, do they use those locks on carts where to put money to unlock the cart, but you get your money back when you stack the cart on leaving?
 
fuzzybuddy said:
do they use those locks on carts where to put money to unlock the cart, but you get your money back when you stack the cart on leaving?
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Almost all our grocery stores do this. At least one doesn’t charge; they use the locking wheels if the cart leave the grocery store parking lot. That method really does stop theft of carts.
 
There are three Walmarts we can get to fairly easily. Two are superstores and the other is a waste of time IMO, so we stopped going there. Even though I like the one stop shopping the superstores offer, it's a work out getting around to everything if I want to browse the departments as well. And really, why go to Walmart and not check things out? I haven't been to Walmart in a couple of months. If any store needs modernization, it's the one we don't go to. But I'll be curious to see if they do so with the other stores. My hope would be that too many of their employees don't lose their jobs.
 
Their prices went up way too much. And they did a false charge on my credit card and then after that was corrected started denying my cards. I don't shop Walmart anymore.

I see that the nearby Aldi store is now getting a ton of business. And deservedly so as they did not go crazy on prices.
 
George1959 said:
We don't have any Walmart stores in Germany, but if this updating to AI would happen, I'd say "Good bye Walmart!"
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I wish we could say good bye to Walmart here in North America. They destroyed so many small businesses in so many communities. For a while all one saw were boarded up store windows downtown because everyone went for "cheap and convenient" when Walmart opened!" Human nature, I guess!
 
We have pretty much stopped going to our walmart also. It was bad enough that you had to search for a parking spot, and then long lines and crowded aisles; but now that they have redone the Walmarts here, they are almost all self-checkout, and maybe (if you are lucky) there is one cashier, plus a long line.
I have Walmart+, so I usually order my groceries and have them delivered, which works fine except for produce. I much prefer to choose my own produce.
The small Walmart Market is better, but it has gone to almost all self checkout also. We used to have a nearby Kroger, but Walmart Market is the closest store to where we live now, after the Kroger closed the store near us.
 
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I hate going into Walmarts. It's an assault on my senses - overly loud and bright, plus a meandering, chaotic layout, often with very narrow aisles to accommodate product displays. Target is the same way.

I order their products on line, drive over the next day and pick them up.
 
StarSong said:
I hate going into Walmarts. It's an assault on my senses - overly loud and bright, plus a meandering, chaotic layout, often with very narrow aisles to accommodate product displays. Target is the same way.

I order their products on line, drive over the next day and pick them up.
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The only thing I don't like about Walmart is the size. I have to walk through all that acreage. I have tingling, numbness, cramps and twitching calves for a couple days after shopping there.

But I've watched videos of foreign YouTubers watching videos of other foreign YouTubers who've had the rare opportunity to visit a Walmart in the US for the first time, and all of them say "We need that here!"

They all like that Americans can get everything in one place. Secondly, they like that there's oompteen options, like 24 types of Oreos, 100 types of bread, etc (meaning, and other exaggerations). Well, some like it. Others are really confused by it.

But maybe we should appreciate Walmart....for it's convenience, if nothing else.
 
I think I've been in a Walmart twice in my life. Instead I go to stores in small chains or regional chains that have been here far longer.
 
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In 1934, Hendrik Meijer saw an opportunity to take care of the customers who visited his Greenville, Michigan barbershop. He purchased $338.75 worth of merchandise on credit, and together with his 14-year-old son Fred, opened Meijer’s Grocery. In 1962, Hendrik and Fred revolutionized retail by breaking down the barriers between selling groceries, clothing and hardware, opening the first ever supercenter. Today, Meijer remains family-owned and now is one of the largest privately-owned companies in America. Named “Retailer of the Year” by the grocery industry’s largest trade publication, Progressive Grocer, Meijer’s supercenters average 150,000 to 250,000 sq. ft. and stock more than 220,000 items.
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I've shopped a wee bit in Walmart for few items while on work contracts. However, my preferred one in USA was Target stores.

I've heard such horrible stories about Walmart, on YouTube, as well as friend of mine had applied to work at her local store. Nevermind, after two weeks during the training process she suddenly quit.

Must have been bad as she told me that she never wanted to speak of that situation ever again and that she'd wouldn't bother to shop there either.

She then send me links from people having been employees and been fired. It's bad what I saw on those videos.

This one below is about "Don't work at Walmart..."

 
StarSong said:
Costco manages to have a huge footprint without throwing shoppers into sensory overload, proving it can be done. I don't mind the numerous options, it's the noise, bright lights and chaotic layout that stress me out.
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I’m totally overwhelmed each time I go into Costco. I find myself clutching the handle. There’s no room to move with that huge cart.
 
Costco has destroyed so many local businesses here. I almost break my driving finger when I see people entering and leaving that parking lot.
 
I order my groceries online and have them delivered. I have Walmart plus so no problems. As far as produce, you can let them know what you want and how you want it to look. I have my bananas with just a little green at the top and so far no problems. Its been ages since I went into the store and I like it like that.
 

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