Posted on 04/13/2015 9:16:33 PM PDT by tcrlaf
Employees say a Brandon Walmart near Valrico gave them little notice before closing for six months.
“When I drove into the parking lot, it was full. I knew something was not right,” said a Walmart employee who asked that News Channel 8 not identify him. “We have had plumbing problems over the last few years.”
The store closed Monday at 6 p.m. because of the ongoing plumbing issues. The employee News Channel 8 talked with said a sewage backup is the likely culprit.
The issues “require extensive repairs,” Walmart spokesman Amanda Hennenberg said in a statement. The store is located at 1208 E. Brandon Blvd.
Walmart will reopen the store as soon as all the plumbing issues are resolved, Hennenberg said. The closure affects 400 full and part-time employees. Some are being offered jobs at other stores. Others will receive paychecks for two months and then severance payments will kick in.
So far, it's 4-6 stores in different parts of the country, from what I can find on Twitter.
Design flaw or contractor issue?
Since they are built to spec, I’d say engineering glitch. Keel haul the architect.
Stores confirmed closed as of now, per Twitter:
Memorial Drive in Tulsa
Livingston, Tx.
Brandon, Fl.
Midland, Tx.
Pico Rivera, CA
One of ours is closing for “plumbing repairs.”
Yikes! This will be interesting.
Announced today a Wal-Mart in Midland, Tx closing for six months for plumbing repairs. Interesting. Good thing they gave out those raises before this happened./s
I don’t buy the “plumbing issues” explanation.
Wow, that’s a busy store. Luckily they are building a Super Walmart a few miles away. LOL
I would suggest a design flaw if it affects this many stores. Hard to believe something like this could happen with all the standardized plans. The evil corporations are usually very good with quality control in all phases.
“I don’t buy the “plumbing issues” explanation”
Correct me if I’m wrong, but these seem to all be stores in/near “Ghetto” areas?
I don’t believe this for a second. Sounds strange to me.
That plumbing contractor is about to face a MASSIVE lawsuit.
Wild speculation here: Does Walmart know something and are they getting out of the ghetto areas while they can? Summer riots in the ghetto?
Correction, ours is in the high income area and business was good.
I am thinking a makeover to a new concept.
They did a makeover just recently on our Sam’s Club.
I thought that was “in a Yugo” ... best parody ever!
I can’t tell you why, but I don’t think that’s the reason. My guess is this plumbing thing is probably legit, odd as it may be.
Agree something fishy here.
There are very thought out and engineered drawings for MeP and continual bldg dept inspections, and every imaginable SOUTHMUD and/ or SJWM inspection, approvals permits, etc. along the way.
It’s gotta be a bs excuse for something else or sabotage at some level.
Something stinks and I’m guessing it’s not the people of WM poop
Livingston community upset over Walmart closing
http://www.click2houston.com/news/livingston-community-upset-over-walmart-closing/32352600
I was specifically going to ask that question, too. Maybe Walmart knows something is up (not business-related) that could get very ugly?
Walmart was in on the Homo thing in Indiana, maybe payback.
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