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RamboLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-05 11:54 PM Original message |
Wal-Mart struggles with deeper problems (K-Mart Type Problems) |
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eleny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-05 11:56 PM Response to Original message |
1. Target feels cleaner and quieter |
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Blue Gardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 05:14 AM Response to Reply #1 |
19. And it smells funny |
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loudsue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 11:55 AM Response to Reply #19 |
53. Yes it does! I'm SOOO glad WalMart is going down! |
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trogdor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 01:27 PM Response to Reply #53 |
62. They're trying to be like Microsoft |
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Melynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 05:47 AM Response to Reply #1 |
23. Target is a better shopping experience |
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Scairp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 10:23 AM Response to Reply #1 |
40. The one near me is always a disaster |
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demo dutch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 10:28 AM Response to Reply #1 |
41. self delete |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 01:14 PM Response to Reply #1 |
61. Kinda like the difference between Home Depot and Lowes'. |
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cssmall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-05 11:57 PM Response to Original message |
2. In the belly of the beast, |
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ChoralScholar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 08:54 AM Response to Reply #2 |
32. Don't you hate the Mall Dr. Wal-Mart? |
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MrModerate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-05 11:57 PM Response to Original message |
3. I'd be happy to see Wal-Mart implode . . . |
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NEOBuckeye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 12:10 AM Response to Reply #3 |
5. Wal-Mart wasn't so bad until Sam Walton passed away. |
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Daphne08 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 03:17 AM Response to Reply #5 |
13. You are very right. I'm originally from the South and remember |
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Commie Pinko Dirtbag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 09:47 AM Response to Reply #13 |
36. Unlike his children |
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cpamomfromtexas (453 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 01:06 PM Response to Reply #36 |
59. My dad always said 2nd & 3rd generations |
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DulceDecorum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 01:13 PM Response to Reply #59 |
60. They say |
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OR Ruminator (30 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 03:29 AM Response to Reply #5 |
14. Made in USA products |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 06:15 AM Response to Reply #14 |
24. The thing was, though: MOST of those products weren't made in |
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Prodemsouth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 07:21 AM Response to Reply #5 |
29. You called it, his heirs, screwd things up. Remember Sam's |
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Scairp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 12:28 PM Response to Reply #5 |
55. Not the first time I have heard that |
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coloradodem2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-05 11:58 PM Response to Original message |
4. Good news. |
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Tux (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 12:19 AM Response to Original message |
6. Target |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 12:32 AM Response to Reply #6 |
7. and some target stores ARE unionized |
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scarletlib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 05:30 AM Response to Reply #7 |
21. The Target in our neighborhood is in competition with |
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katty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 01:03 PM Response to Reply #21 |
58. Wal-Mart screwed itself - Target will only make gains |
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flygal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 12:57 AM Response to Original message |
8. Target gives it's part-time employees BENEFITS!! |
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stevietheman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 01:31 AM Response to Original message |
9. The assessment sounds correct... |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 06:17 AM Response to Reply #9 |
25. The grade of the meat they sell is lower than either your |
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stevietheman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 12:57 PM Response to Reply #25 |
56. I don't buy meat at Walmart... |
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dissent1977 (795 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 01:52 AM Response to Original message |
10. Cluttered stores? Poor merchandise? The corporate media sucks |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 06:21 AM Response to Reply #10 |
26. They also destroy US-based vendors |
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holboz (641 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 09:45 AM Response to Reply #26 |
35. Speaking from our personal experience of dealing with WM... |
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PassingFair (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 08:47 AM Response to Reply #10 |
31. Spot On, Dissent! |
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Voltaire99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 01:59 AM Response to Original message |
11. Watching the AP whore itself so pathetically for Wal-Mart... |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 03:09 AM Response to Original message |
12. I love Target..You can always find things, and the prices are not bad |
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Piperay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 03:49 AM Response to Original message |
15. I was in Walmart once and that was too much |
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4dsc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 04:19 AM Response to Original message |
16. slow checkout service?? |
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Maddy McCall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 04:53 AM Response to Reply #16 |
17. I bought groceries once at Walmart. Never Again. |
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dbt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 05:03 AM Response to Original message |
18. One puzzling line: "appeal to a higher-income customer." |
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Blue Gardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 05:20 AM Response to Original message |
20. You have to read this about Wal Mart |
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scarletlib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 05:32 AM Response to Reply #20 |
22. This is what happens when you treat your employees like |
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holboz (641 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 11:20 AM Response to Reply #20 |
48. People you see stocking shelves are often NOT employees of WM |
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Fozzledick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 11:35 AM Response to Reply #20 |
49. They've chosen to have no sales help! |
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HockeyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 06:24 AM Response to Original message |
27. Dorm Room |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 06:25 AM Response to Original message |
28. If you live by an IKEA, shop there |
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GoldenOldie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 08:26 AM Response to Reply #28 |
30. Entering a Walmart gives me claustrophobia. |
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K8-EEE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 09:27 AM Response to Reply #28 |
33. I Always Have Lunch At The IKEA By My House! |
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losdiablosgato (649 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 09:37 AM Response to Reply #33 |
34. IKEA has good furniture for the money |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 09:47 AM Response to Reply #33 |
37. You can only buy a few things online,a nd the shipping |
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K8-EEE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 01:01 PM Response to Reply #33 |
57. OMG I meant, Ikea and COSTCO |
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Tyrone Slothrop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 10:16 AM Response to Reply #28 |
38. A new IKEA is supposed to open about 5 blocks from my apt |
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demo dutch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 10:37 AM Response to Reply #38 |
44. I love IKEA! They were supposed to come to Florida in 2006 but |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 11:37 AM Response to Reply #38 |
50. They showed a HUGE IKEA on Queer Eye |
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Tyrone Slothrop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 11:44 AM Response to Reply #50 |
52. Possibly |
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BiggJawn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 10:21 AM Response to Original message |
39. Oh, boy! Turquoise moccasins! Be Still my Heart! |
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demo dutch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 10:30 AM Response to Original message |
42. I refuse to shop at Walmart! But Target also donated to repug campaigns |
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earth mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 10:35 AM Response to Original message |
43. I LOVE Target! |
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shanti (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 10:55 AM Response to Reply #43 |
45. ikea furniture |
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earth mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 11:02 AM Response to Reply #45 |
46. If you like modern design... |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 11:39 AM Response to Reply #45 |
51. I've owned some IKEA furniture for almost 10 years |
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Rambis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 11:06 AM Response to Original message |
47. Things not to be when Wallyworld comes to town |
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The Blue Knight (555 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 12:09 PM Response to Reply #47 |
54. Wal-Mart is losing profits? |
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