How many Walmarts on one area is enough

[brutal]

Not only is amazon prime fantastic, they have it. Too many times I've looked for something that was not in stock. They say they can order it. Is this something that should even be said? As of late most things I want are special order.

This one always kills me.

No shit dipstick. I can order it on the intarwebz. Cheaper. I came here to get this widget because I'm impatient and want it NOW.

I like spending money locally in mom and pop shops, but fcuk walmart.

[hurley842002]

It certainly is busier than the old shopping center it replaced. Give it time. Between that market store and the super centers all around it, they will wear down the other stores. I would bet on the Albertsons at 120th and Washington being the first to go.

Do any of you fellow Thorntonians or Northglennites check out the freaky thrift in the old Safeway at Malley and Washington? That place is a hoot.

I've driven buy that thrift store a lot, but never been inside, maybe I'll have to check it out lol.

[ZERO THEORY]

Sounds like what Starbuck's did and then ended up closing several.

There was actually a discussion about why they did that with Louis CK of all people. Essentially, Starbucks would find a region they wanted to strengthen their presence in, put up new locations en masse until the local competitors lost too much business to remain open, and then closed the auxiliary locations since they could now get the customers to come to one or two central locations.

What a lot of really successful companies do is open locations that don't even turn a profit. It's essentially just a physical marketing site. People drive by the location, see it out of a train window, have it pop up in nearby attractions on webpages, etc. That branch may lose money, but the idea is that the net loss is negated by the gain in online sales and the push to mall and mainstay branches.

[fj605]

I heard Wal-Mart is changing their webpage over the next year. The new site will make product recommendations based on local weather conditions and attractions.

[MrPrena]

Speaking of Walmart at 112ish and Washington, I saw that one. I see more neighborhood market WMT a lot.
Although I like food shopping at Costco, I actually save more money food shopping at Walmart. The bulk package thing is great for big family, but not for me.

Mom/Pop stores can be great, but I generally don't like their services, return policies, prices.
When mom/pop stores become successful, what happens is they will just buy a bigger house and bigger car. More $$ into their pocket.
When big corporation becomes successful, I actually can make $$$ by picking up some shares/options and dividends (if they pay div).

Why would my wife go to Jane Doe's cosmetics worrying about exchange policy, price, and potential services?
She can simply go to Dillard's and get whatever she wants not worry about exchange policy, and support the company she owns shares in?

[Aloha_Shooter]

For all the haters on this thread, how would you feel if the OP's question was reframed thus:
"how many guns in one house are enough?"

The company is and should be free to lose money by oversaturating the market if they want. Many companies have done so in the past and suffered the repercussions. "How much is enough" is a question that should be decided solely by the economics of the situation and then only by the person or company that stands to make or lose money.

[MrPrena]

For all the haters on this thread, how would you feel if the OP's question was reframed thus:
"how many guns in one house are enough?"

The company is and should be free to lose money by oversaturating the market if they want. Many companies have done so in the past and suffered the repercussions. "How much is enough" is a question that should be decided solely by the economics of the situation and then only by the person or company that stands to make or lose money.

Krispy Kreme was a good example 11-12 years ago. Heavy expansion. When expansion game ends again, they will mainly look at the same store sales data.
I see a huge bubble in those restaurant chains just recently went public.

[kidicarus13]

The company is and should be free to lose money by oversaturating the market if they want. Many companies have done so in the past and suffered the repercussions. "How much is enough" is a question that should be decided solely by the economics of the situation and then only by the person or company that stands to make or lose money.

I support a free market system and Walmart knows the system well.

[Jeffrey Lebowski]

Krispy Kreme was a good example 11-12 years ago. Heavy expansion. When expansion game ends again, they will mainly look at the same store sales data.
I see a huge bubble in those restaurant chains just recently went public.

This is what sunk Boston Market as well.