The Wal-Mart in my town seems to be a crime magnet; it is outside of the residential area, in a swamp between Newark & Jersey City. Newark residents have tried to fill carts and just walk right out.
I believe it will stay open, but I think they are changing it from 24 hours to a more profitable (or “policeable”) schedule.
Walmart would love to expand in the San Jose- Oakland -San Frencisco bey area. Eight million people but only a handful of walmarts largely on the extreme peripheries of the region too. The closed Oakland store was walmart’s only outlet in that major city of 400,000 people . Walmart has been blocked from getting even a single store in San Francisco (800,000), Marin county (about 400,,000) and San Mateo county (another 800,000 people) It’s a combination of leftist politicians being paid off by some small local businessmen who do t want to have to compete for their now- captive customers. Result of course is some richer politician- whores and higher prices, higher cost of living for millions of people. But anyway Oakland residents now have to drive a few miles to the San Leandro Walmart store ( which may close next we hear?). And over 450” jobs are lost. And Oakland loses all the sales tax revenue too, which will hurt the city quite a bit. Very sad but who knows? Maybe someday something else might show up there —?