Never work at Wally World

[wanderer03]

Things continue to go south for Walmart. They're closing some 269 stores...including all their "express" stores.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/money...o-close-269-stores-in-us-and-abroad/78840020/

Things are getting tough in large-scale retail in general. Not a good sign.

It certainly can indicate tough times are ahead. I have no love for the Walton family but I care deeply about the effected people.

 

[Beverly]

I do feel for the people this will affect with lost jobs but, there are THREE Supercenters in the town I do my regular shopping in and, the whole town is only 6 miles across in any direction, that is overkill. Another Supercenter is just 17 miles up the road from those three. So two of the four could go and it wouldn't affect shopping for anyone but would cost jobs to those that work in the excess stores.

 

[Judge]

We have three of them between three and five miles apart down the same corridor. Then two more east and west and another to the north. Yet I don't see any of them here being closed.

 

[Levi2008]

For me, it's the principle of making the Waltons richer. The Walton family are pigs.

Sam was a good guy. It was his kids that ruined Walmart and Sam's Club. His eldest was the one that initially introduced Chinese labor over North American labor. His daughter is, or was at some point in time, in charge and she attempted to invest the company into more manufacturing jobs in the United States. After 6 months with little profit in it they decided to end that deal.

 

[Questella]

My town fought Walmart coming here and it decided not too, we have to drive 20-25 minutes to go there :3

We still have a fair amount of small businesses, though some were so old now they've closed due to the owners retiring, boo

 

[Questella]

Ugh on them, they might have to change the term "going postal" to "going wally"

 

[Bellatrix]

From what I can make out, wally world seems to be a lot like the Australian Kmart. (Or at least my local store.) It is cheap and nasty and populated by staff who are rude and apathetic, and loud obese people who spit on the flloor. It is also a sensory nightmare. High ceilings, flouros, psychedelic colours, and checkouts in the MIDDLE of the store. WTF? I happily shop at a more expensive chain, but even other cheap chains have a better aura. <shiver>

Yes, what is it with that? The checkouts being in the middle of the shop that is. Talk about being utterly illogical!

 

[midlife aspie]

I think that Wal-Mart is the largest employer in many, if not most states. I'm told that the USPS is the second largest in the country.