Because your little town isn't good enough for a full size Wal-Mart just yet...

2/26/2012 11:40:23 AM

so bad

2/26/2012 11:44:06 AM

Don't let that backdrop fool you.

These stores are simply Walmart's way of saying

"Manhattan, I'm coming for you"

2/26/2012 11:45:11 AM

I wonder how long until a Walmart Express is in a regular Walmart ?

2/26/2012 11:47:29 AM

They downsized the store but they upsized the misery! I'm impressed.

2/26/2012 11:47:59 AM

The Empire Strikes Back!

2/26/2012 12:05:51 PM

I've noticed one the last few times I've driven through Yanceyville, but I will never stop there.

2/26/2012 12:22:38 PM

Yeah, cuz the corner liquor store needs to be protected against Walmart.

2/26/2012 4:44:03 PM

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"NEW YORK -Wal-Mart Stores Inc. hushed up a vast bribery campaign that top executives of its Mexican subsidiary carried out to build stores across that country, according to a published report. The New York Times reported Saturday that Wal-Mart failed to notify law enforcement officials even after its own investigators found evidence of millions of dollars in bribes. The newspaper said the company shut down its internal probe despite a report by its lead investigator that Mexican and U.S. laws likely were violated. The bribery campaign was reported to have first come to the attention of senior executives at Wal-Mart in 2005, when a former executive of its largest foreign subsidiary, Wal-Mart de Mexico, provided extensive details of a bribery campaign it had orchestrated to win market dominance. The Mexican executive, previously the lawyer in charge of obtaining construction permits, said in emails and follow-up conversations that Wal-Mart de Mexico paid bribes to obtain permits throughout the country in its rush to build stores nationwide, the Times reported. http://www.dailyfinance.com/article/report-wal-mart-hushed-up-bribe-network/2164814/?icid=maing-grid10%257Chtmlws-main-bb%257Cdl1%257Csec1_lnk2%2526pLid%253D154050 "

They are going to get away with it too. Personally, as a judge, I'd make them close all their stores related to the scandal and make them redo everything legally.

[Edited on April 22, 2012 at 11:31 AM. Reason : .]

4/22/2012 11:31:20 AM

I don't see what that has to do with walmart express.

4/22/2012 11:36:17 AM

so what is it- pretty much an Eckards?

4/22/2012 11:38:49 AM

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"Because your little town isn't good enough "

i read somewhere a while back that they were bring these miniwalmarts specifically to big cities (like nyc) because they don't have the space/demand for a normal big one.

^no, not an eckerd. they're supposed to bring fresh groceries & health/beauty aids. so, almost an eckerd but with produce.

[Edited on April 22, 2012 at 11:42 AM. Reason : ]

4/22/2012 11:39:46 AM

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"I don't see what that has to do with walmart express. "

I didn't think this article was threadworthy on its own, so I bumped an old wal-mart thread. There were only 2 within date to choose from and this was the best choice.

4/22/2012 11:41:47 AM

^^That makes sense. Walmarts thrive in little towns.

4/22/2012 11:53:58 AM

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" i read somewhere a while back that they were bring these miniwalmarts specifically to big cities (like nyc) because they don't have the space/demand for a normal big one."

Yeah, except they are putting them in little towns.

Maybe they are putting them in big cities as well, but the only ones I've seen have been in little bitty hick towns.

4/22/2012 11:54:19 AM

we have one in Ayden. it is basically a grocery store with a little extra merchandise like you may find in a drugstore or dollar general. it's not that great unless you just have to buy milk, eggs, and underwear all at the same time.

4/22/2012 11:56:56 AM

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"I wonder how long until a Walmart Express is in a regular Walmart ?"

Hahaha...this comment had me laughing fairly hard for 5 minutes.

4/22/2012 12:53:52 PM

I love Walmart I would buy a car form there if they sold them.

4/22/2012 1:00:29 PM

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" Don't let that backdrop fool you. These stores are simply Walmart's way of saying "Manhattan, I'm coming for you" "

Hahaha

4/22/2012 1:04:19 PM

i like Walmart, but i don't like Walmart shoppers and employees.

4/22/2012 1:08:26 PM

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"Personally, as a judge"

The thought of RetaRdxBoy as a judge scares me more than just about anything else I can think of.

4/22/2012 1:34:44 PM

I think their plan with these is to cater to the aging population (soon boomers) who dont get around as well and dont want to go through a huge store to get a couple items.

[Edited on April 22, 2012 at 1:47 PM. Reason : .]

4/22/2012 1:46:57 PM

they are putting one in my home town
lots of small businesses tried to fight it but eventually lost

4/22/2012 1:57:07 PM

Let's be honest. When it comes to retail, no one has a bigger discounted dick than the boy from Bentonville.

If Aldi could ever get their shit together and open a few more stores in the same market, they could put Food Lion out of business.

Publix is coming to North Carolina. Harris Teeter is scared shitless, and rightfully so. Publix will either open stores directly within view of existing Harris Teeter stores, steal their customers, and put them out of business OR Publix will just buy Harris Teeter and convert the existing Harris Teeter stores into Publix stores.

One day, the choices will be very limited. There is only grocery chain that can save us. We must all buy stock so that they can raise the needed capital for a nationwide expansion.

Here's our hero:

4/22/2012 2:00:35 PM

walmart nation has spoken
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150752568393463&set=a.10150752567948463.409750.8245623462&type=3&theater

4/28/2012 5:22:05 PM

There is a Wal-Mart in Graham, so I can't imagine how much smaller a town you need to be to just get the express

4/28/2012 5:23:14 PM

Being from Florida, all I can say is that Publix is fucking awesome.

It is also still privately held, which is pretty amazing for a company their size.


Also, Piggly Wiggly is trash.

4/28/2012 5:38:05 PM

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" If Aldi could ever get their shit together and open a few more stores in the same market, they could put Food Lion out of business. "

Aldi sucks. It's like a more expensive Ollie's with perishable food.

Anyone been to the mini Walmart in Cary?

4/28/2012 5:40:50 PM

Because your little town isn't good enough for the internet just yet...

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"There is a Wal-Mart in Graham, so I can't imagine how much smaller a town you need to be to just get the express"

I heard that Liberty, NC is getting one. Population < 3000. And people will just drive to Greensboro anyway.

[Edited on April 28, 2012 at 5:49 PM. Reason : -]

4/28/2012 5:47:28 PM

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"There is a Wal-Mart in Graham, so I can't imagine how much smaller a town you need to be to just get the express"

Ayden (where I live) has a Walmart Express and it has a population of like 5,000 people.

Graham, NC is more like 14 or 15,000 people.

4/28/2012 5:51:55 PM

I've never even seen or heard of a Walmart Express until I came across this thread.

4/28/2012 6:08:31 PM

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"There is a Wal-Mart in Graham, so I can't imagine how much smaller a town you need to be to just get the express"

I have the answer! Richfield, NC has one. 515 peeps in the city limits.

They also have a Food Lion, CVS, Subway, Wendy's, non-chain pizza place, Bojangles, KFC, and Taco Bell. Not bad.

I sense an impending population explosion!

4/28/2012 8:00:18 PM

Fuck Walmart

11/27/2012 7:28:29 PM

my grandma told me they are building two near by. They just built one in Rosewood just like 3 years ago, and now they are building a Walmart Express in Pikeville, and Princton (I think)

11/27/2012 7:33:26 PM

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"If Aldi could ever get their shit together and open a few more stores in the same market, they could put Food Lion out of business. "

Aldi operates on a different business model than most. They're not really trying to expand for the most part.

11/27/2012 7:47:32 PM

is Aldi worth visiting...for real?

11/27/2012 7:48:38 PM

for yogurt covered raisins yes

11/27/2012 7:54:48 PM

damn I love those things

11/27/2012 7:57:48 PM

And chocolate bars with whole hazelnuts!!

And their fake cheap nutella

11/27/2012 8:01:03 PM

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"is Aldi worth visiting...for real?"

Yes it is, as long as you don't mind buying no-name stuff

[Edited on November 27, 2012 at 8:47 PM. Reason : .]

11/27/2012 8:47:23 PM

I get tilapia from Aldi. Some fruits and veggies. Dairy.

11/27/2012 9:01:53 PM

ugh, pryderi, that picture is completely BS.

The CEO you have pictured is James Sinegal, who had last year made $629,000, and after stock options/bonus/etc brought home $12.53 millions.

11/27/2012 9:45:18 PM

Just remember to keep a quarter taped to your asshole so you can unlock the carts.

11/28/2012 1:01:14 AM

we just got one of these in my hometown, today

and I have already pissed them off

7/24/2013 6:16:46 PM

They are building on at Harrison and Maynard I think.

7/24/2013 6:18:59 PM

^^^LOL

7/25/2013 12:32:03 AM

they just opened a mini walmart on davis dr

it's basically a grocery store. shrug

7/25/2013 12:36:38 AM

I wish they would put a mini Wal-Mart beside the regular Wal-Mart so you can go to Wal-Mart without going to Wal-Mart.

7/25/2013 4:15:28 PM

DC said fuck off to these

7/25/2013 4:23:57 PM

These Walmart Express stores are designed to compete with the Dollar General, Family Dollar, etc stores that are popping up everywhere. They offer groceries and gas and a few other things you won't find at the dollar stores as a way to set themselves apart. It actually a pretty decent concept by Walmart.



[Edited on July 25, 2013 at 5:23 PM. Reason : sd]

7/25/2013 5:22:53 PM