A number of Walmarts are closing down for 6 months, all using the same reason (states, support)
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This is a handful of stores. A handful out of thousands of stores. Only a conspiracy nut would think there was some kind of conspiracy because the largest retailer in the world is closing down, what, less than 1/10 of 1 percent of its stores to address maintenance issues in those stores. Wal-Mart plans to reopen the stores when the maintenance issues are resolved. And in the meantime they are paying the employees for two months while the employee can seek another job, or wait for the store to re-open. Oh, the horror!
Memo to conservative clowns....hey, that's pretty offensive, isn't it?
This is a handful of stores. A handful out of thousands of stores. Only a conspiracy nut would think there was some kind of conspiracy because the largest retailer in the world is closing down, what, less than 1/10 of 1 percent of its stores to address maintenance issues in those stores. Wal-Mart plans to reopen the stores when the maintenance issues are resolved. And in the meantime they are paying the employees for two months while the employee can seek another job, or wait for the store to re-open. Oh, the horror!
You have to admit that it's odd that they are closing down 6 stores, all on the exact same day, with little notice given to their employees all for the exact same reason, plumbing issues. I bet Walmart could build a new store in less then 6 months time. It's weird.
You have to admit that it's odd that they are closing down 6 stores, all on the exact same day, with little notice given to their employees all for the exact same reason, plumbing issues. I bet Walmart could build a new store in less then 6 months time. It's weird.
Actually, it's not odd. The home office makes such decisions, and when maintenance issues become so severe that a store has to be closed, then management probably got together and made the evaluations on which stores to close all at the same time. As for notice, since they are paying the employees for two months even though the stores will be closed, notice is not necessary.
And your bet about building a new store would be wrong. Wal-Mart has to obtain the land, then the permits, and in most places there are a host of public hearings and objections, even lawsuits. So it can take years, even, for Wal-Mart to build a store.
Actually, it's not odd. The home office makes such decisions, and when maintenance issues become so severe that a store has to be closed, then management probably got together and made the evaluations on which stores to close all at the same time. As for notice, since they are paying the employees for two months even though the stores will be closed, notice is not necessary.
And your bet about building a new store would be wrong. Wal-Mart has to obtain the land, then the permits, and in most places there are a host of public hearings and objections, even lawsuits. So it can take years, even, for Wal-Mart to build a store.
I'm not talking about the time spent obtaining the land or the permits or dealing with the hearings. I'm talking actual construction time. 6 months is a long time to close a profitable store. It is odd that all of the stores are having the exact same issue at the exact same time.
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I'm not talking about the time spent obtaining the land or the permits or dealing with the hearings. I'm talking actual construction time. 6 months is a long time to close a profitable store in order to deal with repairs.
And they didn't say that each store would be closed for 6 months. They said the repairs could take up to 6 months. One would also think that while plumbing issues may be driving the need for repairs, that Wal-Mart would take the opportunity to do other upgrades.
And what does actual construction time have to do with repairing existing stores?
And they didn't say that each store would be closed for 6 months. They said the repairs could take up to 6 months. One would also think that while plumbing issues may be driving the need for repairs, that Wal-Mart would take the opportunity to do other upgrades.
And what does actual construction time have to do with repairing existing stores?
My point regarding construction time is that if you can build a brand new Walmart in 6 months then you can surely upgrade all of the plumbing in less time.
You have to admit that it's odd that they are closing down 6 stores, all on the exact same day, with little notice given to their employees all for the exact same reason, plumbing issues. I bet Walmart could build a new store in less then 6 months time. It's weird.
It's actually about 11-13 months depending on how much site work needs to be done.
I'm not an expert, just basing on casual observation of the two new super centers currently going up within 20 miles of me.
One they started clearing the wooded land in October. They expect to open this December. The other they demolished an existing strip mall in January. Expect December open.
Memo to conservative clowns....hey, that's pretty offensive, isn't it?
This is a handful of stores. A handful out of thousands of stores. Only a conspiracy nut would think there was some kind of conspiracy because the largest retailer in the world is closing down, what, less than 1/10 of 1 percent of its stores to address maintenance issues in those stores. Wal-Mart plans to reopen the stores when the maintenance issues are resolved. And in the meantime they are paying the employees for two months while the employee can seek another job, or wait for the store to re-open. Oh, the horror!
Leave it to a progressive leftist not to notice details.
The stores are closing all for the same durations, 6-mos. People are being given 5 hours of notice to leave, when at least several weeks could have been given for problems of a nature that could accommodate known (re)construction pre-planning issues.
Moreover in a time frame coinciding with that also blocked out for a controversial, and domestic standing army exercise, Jade Helm, scheduled for 9 weeks in late summer and early fall of this year that has 2 states in their respective border entireties, Texas and Utah (and the notoriously conservative bottom segment of CA), labeled as "hostile" in a training manual leaked a few weeks ago. And described to reporting media by a participant as a "psy-op." (But commentary on that can wait for another thread started and closed for comment within hours.)
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