Freepers are harping on the fact that Walmart is no cheaper than their local grocery stores. And that’s probably true to a large extent now, but only BECAUSE Walmart forced the grocery stores to compete with Walmart’s pricing in order to stay in business.
When Walmart first moved to our community, they were WAY cheaper than the local grocery stores. As a result, the local grocery stores looked emptier than desert islands for quite a number of years until they finally wised up and lowered their prices. When they did that, people started flocking back in droves, myself included, as I find myself shopping for groceries less and less at Walmart.
But our local Walmarts still have better pricing in many departments, including the automotive department which beats the tar out of Autozone, for example. Also, our local Walmart pharmacy is WAY better in terms of customer service compared to ALL or our local Walgreen’s pharmacies, whose motto I’ve finally decided must be, “If we can fuch it up, we will.”
BINGO
and that is why their market share is dropping
We now go to Aldi’s a lot. They’re limited in their selection, but what they do have is VERY inexpensive and usually high quality. In staples, they can’t be beat, such as $1.69 gallons of milk, $1.89 butter and $0.59 for a dozen eggs.