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Do most people shop at Walmart for their groceries in the US? I was interested to know this as I'm from UK and always hear Walmart as the main store for food shopping. If anyone is familiar with UK food stores, where would you place Walmart in regards to comparison to stores such as Sainsburys, Asda (which I belive was owned by Walmart) Waitrose, Tesco, Morrison's? I am presuming states like California are more wholefood stores and therefore more expensive to grocery shop, though again I'm not sure on that so correct me if i'm wrong
Absolutely not. At least not here where I live. We are fortunate in having a local grocer which is in many ways superior to Wal Mart. In the U.S there are many chain markets that will beat out Wal Marts for grocery business. I doubt you'd find many in the U.S. that would claim Wal Mart as their # 1 source for groceries.
Not in our home. We purchase 2 items considered food/drink at walmart. One is unsweetened tea that is a specific brand and the other is the espresso and cream I like.
Otherwise we go to the real grocery with real food, real produce locally sourced and real butchers with fresh cut meat,
fish and poultry.
I live in Southern California and we have everything from Whole Foods and other "organic" markets, to farmer's markets, to grocery chains like Trader Joe's and Kroger, to Target and Walmart.
I prefer Trader Joe's, Sprouts, and Kroger.
I rarely go to Walmart at all and have certainly never gone there for groceries. Once in a while I will pop into the Walmart Neighborhood Market (just a supermarket, not huge like a regular Walmart) if I am near it and I need one or two things.
There are certainly areas of this huge country in which Walmart is almost the only option. My sister lives in one of these, in semi-rural Oklahoma.
Hello OP, I live in Texas and my favorite grocery store to shop at is a Texas grocery store company called HEB.HEB is a lot better than Wally World in my opinion.I also shop at Albertsons quite a bit but not often at Walmart anymore....about once a month.
Walmart has a good selection of some harder to find items on occasion, but a regular grocery store will give you better, general selection. So, the answer is no, not exclusively. Here in Northern California, it's Safeway, Whole Foods, Raley's, Trader Joe's, Lucky, and Target (for some items).
I live in Southern California and we have everything from Whole Foods and other "organic" markets, to farmer's markets, to grocery chains like Trader Joe's and Kroger, to Target and Walmart.
I prefer Trader Joe's, Sprouts, and Kroger.
I rarely go to Walmart at all and have certainly never gone there for groceries. Once in a while I will pop into the Walmart Neighborhood Market (just a supermarket, not huge like a regular Walmart) if I am near it and I need one or two things.
There are certainly areas of this huge country in which Walmart is almost the only option. My sister lives in one of these, in semi-rural Oklahoma.
Yes, sadly the ones that get the most customers for groceries are probably rural areas. Small towns and farm country that have no mom and pop's with sufficient choices, that's where Wal Marts make their locations.
Nope. The only reason WalMart is considered the "main" store for food shopping is because it's one of the few nationwide grocery stores. Most grocery stores in the US are regional. The place where I shop is only in the Mid-Atlantic and the Southeast. Another chain that we're getting soon started in the Northeast and is slowly spreading down the Mid-Atlantic.
Personally, I HATE shopping at Walmart.
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