In fact, I have been finding in the past couple of years that I can get a better deals shopping at my local Kroger stores. And still find many quality name brands on sale there. WalMart cannot compete with them.
Another fact, my local WalMarts have stopped stocking many items and have downsized their displays all over the store, resulting in fewer choices than ever before.
I find other stores are better for me to shop at than WalMart for selections.
I do not remember anyone being forced to shop at WalMart and buy their brands?
No they are not -- and that is precisely the problem for Walmart marketing. They're going to end up driving their former customers to other stores to get the things that Walmart has discontinued.
If Walmart hadn't done that, they wouldn't have people starting to "look elsewhere"...
So, you see... that's precisely the problem for Walmart -- people can go elsewhere and that does not benefit Walmart... :-)