Gone to the dark side indeed.
I fought Wal-Mart as hard as I could while our town still had options. Now that almost all the other stores have closed, I either shop there or drive 20 miles for milk.
And unto the second generation -- my son works there. He says (read Wal-mart says) that the average family saves an annual $3200 (or possibly $2300, my brain has a transposition problem) by buying groceries there instead of at one of the other big supermarkets like Krogers. I believe it. I see a big difference in the cost of a month's food.
Loss leaders? I've heard that almost all of their food is "loss leader". The idea is to get you inside to buy the other things, particularly women's clothing which has a huge mark-up from cost. So I buy groceries there and get my T-shirts at the Fashion Bug next door. Please don't tell me it's the same company.
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