Walmart groceries only store

[Green Eyed Lady]

LOL! Well, I happen to have a fridge here in the office. Plus, ew, I don't drink milk.

You better start or you will get one of those humps.

[kadee79]

Thank you Burnt Halo!

Karma to you!

I said near the end of my post that I have never seen nor been in one of the "grocery only" stores.
I guess I didn't make it clear enough that where Walmart gets their products isn't going to change just because they are going to have some smaller stores.
Product selection & prices will depend on your region or area! Selection will also depend on shelf space & how much each manufacturer is willing to pay Walmart to have their products on the shelves! YES! This is normal operating procedures!...nearly all chain stores do the same. They pay more for "eye level" locations on the shelves too.

[Sam_2.0]

Regina - where is that at? I have never heard of one around here. If they PM like the other WM stores do, I am greatly tempted to head over there!

[burnt halo]

"Karma to you!"

Thanks! Back atcha!

"Selection will also depend on shelf space & how much each manufacturer is willing to pay Walmart to have their products on the shelves! YES! This is normal operating procedures!...nearly all chain stores do the same. They pay more for "eye level" locations on the shelves too."

Actually, most manufacturers don't pay to have their product on the shelves at Walmart stores. The company I work for does not, but I also wouldn't be surprised if some manufacturers did...I thought that was mostly prevalent in the chips and cokes aisles. I do believe it is common practice in most other stores (as a group project for one of my accounting classes in college we had to take a subject that the accounting standards board was debating and create the "rule" for treating it - our group did slotting fees - the fees paid to stores to have shelf space. I never did look to see what the board actually proclaimed for how to put those fees on the books.).

sam - Neighborhood Markets are Walmart stores, so they have the same policies.

[Agatha]

We have a Wal-mart Neighborhood Market here, actually right on my street just a mile and a half away. I drive to Kroger nine miles away to do my grocery shopping. I just plain don't like Wal-Mart. They could advertise white truffles for 50 cents a pound and it wouldn't make any difference.

[❤ mollymouser ❤]

I've never seen nor shopped in a Walmart "grocery only" store.

[MonicaLee5186]

I had one when I lived in FL and I did the majority of my shopping there. The quality of meat was OK -- my store definitely had a lot of meat mark-downs and if you got them on the same day, it was a good savings. The produce was hit or miss, but generally pretty ok. It's exactly the same as the food section in any WalMart superstore.

[zuzu]

I have a Walmart Neighborhood Market by me and shop there quite a bit. My favorite thing is that it is food and DRUG STORE items. It's so nice to be able to run in there to get something in the drug area and not have to battle the big WM store. As for shopping, I find that a smaller store means less selection than at the larger WM and even other grocery stores, but the price is usually less.

[moxie]

Wal Mart grocery prices overall cannot be beat, IMO...with the exception of soda/pop and a few other things. Their produce is okay (it's hit or miss sometimes) and I don't usually buy my meat there (with the exception of things like name brand chicken, breakfast sausage, bacon, etc.), however, they have been advertising the improving quality of their meat on tv. Their deli meat is reasonable (about half the price per pound of most regular stores). Try their Old Farmer's ham, the Prima Della brand of corned beef, turkey. I like it! They have decent sides like cole slaw, potato salad and they are cheap. I just saw that their bakery is going to start making sheet cakes for special occasions with the strawberry fillings, etc. The bakeries are fairly good...bread is decent, good variety. Prices on booze at the stores that carry liquor (not all) are high or at least the same of any other neighborhood liquor store. Milk is reasonable. You can definitely save if shopping for a family at Wal Mart and it is one-stop shopping. I get all of my toiletries at Wal Mart unless I see advertised specials on the things I buy elsewhere. Sometimes their stock is low...we have noticed that in the past three or four months, but usually we can find most everything on our list. With graduations and summer picnics, I see a lot of people buying their food items there, especially if feeding a large group.

[nogooddeed]

I have a WM Supercenter and a WM Marketplace store near me. The stores are only a mile or so from each other. I've found the prices to be the same, but the Marketplace has a smaller selection of items. Instead of 20 types of orange juice, they might only have 15. And yes, I'm sure those numbers aren't exact. Just an example. I've found the Marketplace to be much easier and faster to get into and out of than the Supercenter or the Kroger supercenters. If I need only a few items, such as Cheerios, cat food and frozen corn, I'll stop at the WM Marketplace because I can be in and out in under 10 minutes - or less if I don't stop and look at the magazines which are like crack to me.

[kadee79]

Actually, most manufacturers don't pay to have their product on the shelves at Walmart stores. The company I work for does not, but I also wouldn't be surprised if some manufacturers did...

It has been 5 yrs. since I retired. I was working at our local Walmart when I did retire & I had asked our manager about having to do plan-o-grams (modules at walmart) all the time. He flat out told me it was due to the amounts of monies paid for shelf spacings and shelf levels. Bottom shelves are cheap as are one or two rows of product...eye level is the most expensive and facings numbers are higher priced there too.
Yes, it has always been the same in both the grocery stores & drug stores I have worked in over the years.
I don't know how they add it to the books either but some of it may not be in actual $$$....some of it may come as "free product" or "favors" for executives...so I have been told over the years. Those favors could be lots of things...like a free vacation cabin in the woods for fishing, etc.....you get the idea.

[sammi]

A Neighborhood Market opened about a mile away just a few weeks ago. It's bright, clean, well organized and prices are competitive or slightly less than other stores.

There's another Neighborhood Market about 5 miles away and I have been there twice in five years, it just feels dark and wrong. Across the street from there is a regular Walmart (just a few aisles of food) which is cramped and dim. I know it has to do with the change in management, as I've seen it change several times over the years.

There's also a SuperWalmart 5 miles away (in the other direction) which I shop at when I need 'stuff' and often pick up some groceries at the same time. But I don't go there exclusively for groceries. Sounds like Sam Walton has taken over my neighborhood doesn't it? Fortunately, I live in the city and there are lots of choices for shopping!