“Wow! This is a first for me... reviewing a Walmart, but this one is so exceptional it warranted it. My sister and I popped in here passing through for a family event and ended up spending an hour browsing! This is the cleanest, most organized Walmart I have EVER been in! We even spotted the manager, Mourad, walking down an aisle discretely straightening bottles of soda. (I had to stop him and praise him for such pride in his store!) If only every Walmart I walked in felt like this one. Mourad definitely understands how to be a brand ambassador. ?”
“Disappointed in the decline of Wal-Mart. It’s funny, I remember when Wal-Mart first opened and the attention to customer service and the customer experience actually meant something. I have noticed over the past 30 years the slow decline in the attitude not only to the customers but to the overall experience. Sam would be rolling over in his grave at the way people are treated in his stores. My mother who has had several heart attacks and is high risk for the Corona Virus asked me to drive her 30 miles to the El Campo Wal-Mart so that she could do her shopping. She was worried that the store would be closed because the hours have been amended during this pandemic. We were told that the store was open until 8:30pm. We arrived in the store about 6:45 to do the shopping. After finally finding a wheel chair for my mother and getting her into the store we made our way towards the garden center. When we got there we looked around but did not see the rakes. I asked the associate where they were and he said outside but that they had just locked the doors and he didn’t have a key. I asked him if he could call some one and he did. After waiting over 39 minutes no one came so I walked back to customer service and asked them to help me. They paged a manger who came and walked past me when I asked if she were the manager she said yeah but she didn’t have a key. After being rude to me I asked for the store manager. I could hear the first girl in the back being rude and disrespectful about the entire situation. The woman who came to talk to me finally addressed me as O you the one trying to get a rake? When I explained the entire situation she basically patronized me with a smirk and said come back tomorrow. When I told her that my mother called and that we drove there 30 miles she said there was nothing they could do and that it was too complicated of a procedure to be able to get anything from the outside department. When I told her we drove 30 miles after calling, she asked if we told them we needed a rake. No, nor did I tell them of any of the other items that we needed. The suggestion was that I drive an extra 60 miles round trip in order to buy a rake. I promise that I will not be back to the El Campo location. After leaving there I went across the street to Tractor Supply who were closing there doors and had been closed for technically 8 minutes allowed me to purchase the rake. 1 Star Wal-Mart. 5 for Tractor supply Thank you Tractor Supply!!!”
The Cincinnati-based supermarket giant will open about 110 new stores in fast-growing markets by 2029 and introduce three updated store formats, executives told investors Oct. 20 at the company’s Investor Update in New York. Kroger already runs about 2,700 stores in 35 states. The formats come in three sizes, a bit like small, medium and large, matched to each market. Mary Ellen Adcock, Kroger’s executive vice president and chief merchant and marketing officer, walked through the lineup.
Walmart shoppers want a head start on the holidays, and money explains a lot of it. Some 44% of respondents call affording the holidays their top stressor, and 61% say holiday costs shape their shopping mood. Asked what would make the season easier, 70% picked lower prices and 57% picked more deals and promotions. Convenience ranks lower: 30% want one-stop shopping across categories, and 20% want faster delivery.
Target is rolling out its most ambitious store overhaul in more than ten years, with plans to remodel over 130 locations and open 30 new stores across the country this year. The retailer is also putting money into supply chain technology upgrades to keep pace with how shoppers buy today.
Aldi is celebrating its 50th anniversary in the United States with an ambitious plan to open more than 180 new stores across 31 states in 2026, pushing its footprint closer to 3,200 stores by the end of 2028.
Target has transformed its SoHo location into an immersive, 26,000-square-foot concept store that puts style and design front and center. The two-level Manhattan store has been reimagined as a "one-of-a-kind concept store where everyday shopping meets play, discovery and style," featuring curated collections from influencers and celebrities, seasonal merchandise drops, and a constantly changing product lineup to keep up with the latest trends.
