Posted on 02/16/2010 10:01:48 AM PST by Star Traveler
Published by diamondpoet
December 4, 2009
What is Walmart really up to.
Walmart is one of the biggest supermarket chains in the world. As of August 31, 2008, Walmart has as many as 100 food categories:
United States 4,227 total units.
International 3,210 total units
This is a time where families needs to make every penny count, Walmart expansion of it’s Great Value brand is replacing many of the name brands, we have used for so many years.
The new improved Great Value products — which has been appearing on shelves and various sections of the store, is slowly being integrated into Walmart stores across the country, within the past few months – will provide families with affordable and possible high quality groceries. This is some sales jargon that Walmart has come up with, but what is really going on?
Walmart is the company, that is famous for their roll-back slogan, and now it would seem that they are also trying to monopolize the food industry. I am all for savings, but I prefer quality products and good taste. I grew up with many of the brand names and it is what I am accustomed to.
There are a few thing that I could settle for, that is not name brand, but when I was shopping during the Thanksgiving holiday, I was looking for McCormick’s vanilla, this is the only brand that I use to make my pies. I discovered that Walmart had completely removed McCormick’s brand and replaced it with their own brand Great Value. I rely on McCormick’s products to prepare many of my meals.
I tried using substitutes, but there is no comparison to McCormick’s Seasonings. I have never shopped anywhere other than Walmart, because I was comfortable and they basically provided most of my needs.
It would now see that I am being forces to shop somewhere else. Walmart no longer stock all the brand names that I desire. Since Walmart is trying to completely eliminate the middle-man, what type of effect will this have on many of the distributors and will this also have a spiraling effect on the economy as well?
Since so many distributors rely on Walmart’s business, will they not suffer and be forced to downsize? I can’t help but wonder is this really going to benefits the consumers or hurt us even more?
GV tortilla chips are taste-wise, as good as they get.
Wally ping.
Wal-mart still has name brand products on the shelves and nothing wrong with eliminating some of the brands as I stated they are not necessarily the best.
It was never stated that there are no name-brand products on the shelves at Walmart. What was stated is that Walmart is eliminating a certain selection of name-brand products on the shelves at their stores (and another article states that it's going to increasingly go in that direction for Walmart) -- and having only their own "off-brand" item... alone.
Now.... what was said "about that marketing move of Walmart" is that this is going to drive away a certain number of consumers that have always been able to get those name-brand products at Walmart and they never needed to go elsewhere for them.
But, now... they will be forced to go elsewhere to get the name-brand products that they have purchased there before.
Therefore, Walmart is driving certain customers straight to their competitors. Whoever thought that one up in the marketing department is not going to be around for long, I can tell... LOL...
GV tortilla chips are taste-wise, as good as they get.
As we all know -- "taste" is... ummmm... well... "a matter of taste".... LOL...
AT GREAT RISK OF REPEATING WHAT HAS BEEN POSTED 30 OR 40 TIMES ALREADY:
That's okay... you've still got almost 70times7 more times to be forgiven for making that mistake... LOL...
[just kidding... ya know... :-) ...]
LOL - that was great. Thanks!
Wal*Mart has had the Great Value brand for years. Recently they have repackaged all the Great Value items in white packaging. That certainly makes it stand out more on the shelf.
I use a lot of the Great Value items and find the difference in quality from the "name brand" to be little or none.
Kroger has their own brand, why not Wallmart.
While I agree with your comment, one hesitates to accept food advice from someone called “upchuck”.
We still buy some brand name stuff from them, but of the newer “great value” brand items we’ve bought, we won’t even look at anymore.
Too bad, too, we spent an average of $300.00 per month last year with them.
Thanks for the post, I was wondering what was going on for the last few months.
Sears (K-Mart/Sears) sells "Michelin" tires that are exclusively produced for K-Mart Sears. The Michelin website lists them as Sears exclusive. K-Mart now owns Sears.
Every large chain has their house brand.
The grocery where I shop carries the brand name, the store brand, and the really generic brand. I nearly laughed my butt off when I saw the store brand bread and then the “white” label bread! What’s the difference...
Well, that is the best news I had today!!!
I trust Safeway and Lucky store brands, but there's no way I would buy a Walmart store brand food item.
Sears (K-Mart/Sears) sells "Michelin" tires that are exclusively produced for K-Mart Sears. The Michelin website lists them as Sears exclusive. K-Mart now owns Sears.
Now there's an example for just about every kind of variation you can have... LOL... Tires are definitely a good example of different levels of quality in a product -- being produced for different "labels".
Food doesn't even come close to the variation that you can get out of tires... :-)
what makes you think that Kroger's/ HEB / Randall's won’t parcel this out to China? What about all of the products that only list "Distributed by XXX, New Jersey"? There's no way to track that stuff.
I've always suspected as much.
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