Walmart’s got problems for sure.
Bad guys and girls pilfer Walmart like crazy, and Walmart won’t bust many of them.
Many stores under staff. Customers often find no help.
Managers run a different department every day, so no consistency in departments or with staff.
Sam’s kids became spoiled, rich MBA silver spoon types with typical non-founder ethics (squeeze everything until drained). Sam is not happy, I’m pretty darned sure.
They likely feel they’re too big to fail. Well, a critical mass could turn against Walmart. There are alternatives.
You say it very well. Wal-Mart has gone on a building spree in our underpopulated area. That kind of expansion seems to preceed a fall. But something better will takes its place. Remember the predecessor to Wal-Mart? Gibsons for us.