[claudiustg]

It would be nice if Walmart would advertise in the local papers though, the way local companies do.

[upchuck]

It would be nice if Walmart would advertise in the local papers though, the way local companies do.

FWIW, I receive a direct mail piece about every two weeks or so.

I don't know if WMT does any local advertising.

[FreedomCalls]

There's a large multi-page color supplement in the Sunday paper almost every Sunday here.

You can see a pdf version of it at the Wal-Mart web site:

http://www.walmart.com/ecircular/ca_ecircularfinder.gsp

[FreedomCalls]

When it's not in the Sunday paper, it's in the stack of ones the postman delivers every Thursday.

Here's a image of the front cover of this week's edition:

And just to show you it's current, here's a close-up of the date:

It's the exact same one that you can view on-line at this location:

http://www.walmart.com/ecircular/ca_ecircularfinder.gsp

[SunnySide]

"It would be nice if Walmart would advertise in the local papers though, the way local companies do."

They do, they buy up small town newspapers. Nothing like keeping everything in house.

[SamAdams76]

It would be nice if Walmart would advertise in the local papers though, the way local companies do.

Why is that your concern? If Wal-Mart feels they need to advertise in the local rag, I'm sure they can make that decision on their own.

[Tempest]

Why on earth should Walmart fund the Left wing bias press.

[muir_redwoods]

They're in my local paper once or twice a week and always in the Sunday supplements