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WM is planning a major revamp of their online presence starting in 2015. Amazon is the new standard now and WM will be chasing and copying them. WM really needs to be more innovative, which will help them stay close to Amazon in growth.
WM is opening Neighborhood Markets in some locations which are just stand alone grocery stores. But Amazon is also getting in the grocery business by delivering directly to a shoppers home.
Its ironic because Amazon took WM's playbook and is beating them with it. Amazon has lower overhead and is building strong partnerships with suppliers just like WM has done, which helps Amazon negotiate lower prices while making a nice profit.
There will always be places where Walmart can thrive, just not EVERYWHERE.
Walmart has never really been very popular on the urban West Coast. At least not compared to the absolute dominance it has over much of the South and Midwest/Rockies. Oregon didn't even get a Walmart until 1992.
Isn't Amazon the online Walmart or do they get a pass because the boss is in bed with the dems?
Yes, Amazon is nothing more than WalMart in a chip. They are non union and work their people to the point where they have used an on-call ambulance service for workers who collapsed.
The CEO is supposedly libertarian, but he consistently donates to our liberal Democrat Sen. Patty Murray.
I think WalMart got a lot of its customer base from people who couldn't afford to shop elsewhere. During the recession they got a lot of new customers, and I think those customers are finally returning to their previous shopping habits.
Given that my local big-name grocery store charges twice to three times the WalMart price for the exact same item, I can't see WalMart losing that many more customers.
Maybe it depends because the Walmart here did not look much cheaper than Safeway, which isn't exactly cheap either.
Amazon believe it or not is Walmarts biggest competitor. Amazon has now started Sunday deliveries in many areas of the country. After Amazon look at Ebay. I have recently bought socks, batteries, tv, etc. through Amazon or Ebay. No need to go to Walmart or Costco.
No need to spend money on gas either. Unless I need them right away, I purchase all my auto parts online, a lot cheaper.
Funny that being online is presented as a reason since you can shop online at Walmart, even for products never found in the stores, often with free shipping and, if preferable, can pick up at a store minus any delivery charges if there would be any.
What's not to like? And, should a return be necessary, take it to a store...no PITA shipping back or fighting over a refund.
Maybe Walmart needs to make more people aware of this?
There will always be places where Walmart can thrive, just not EVERYWHERE.
I can drive to 3 Walmarts and 3 Targets in 10 minutes. Only 1 COSTCO, though.
Online shopping has been and will continue to challenge all brick and mortar retail establishments, big box and mom and pop.
Use of robotics in wharehouses to stock and fill orders is substantially more productive than using humans.
Those without marketable skills will continue to be challenged to find/sustain employment no matter who sits the oval or holds the majority. This is a global situation.
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