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Originally Posted by Dana1963
Why are some Walmarts cheaper than others?
There are many reasons. They buy merchandise from different wholesalers or directly from the manufacturer. Some store plow advertising dollars into reducing the price while others use the money as profit. Some stores are based on volume, others are based on profit, or any combination.
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For the same reason every publix has different pricing. This is part of the retail business. You price based on demographics. Considering people pay what is considered ridiculous amounts of money for certain jobs (trust me I understand why) that effects the overall market. I've heard it many times "oh the villages? those people are loaded" that's because of the spending here. whether it is ridiculous or not, in the entire market it does lean in that area, so when the pricing team in retail sees that up go the prices.
I see tons of people at Walmart, trust me I'm pretty price aware for the most part you aren't getting any deals no matter what the sign says LOL. When we were in Brevard county I would drive an extra 5 minutes to change publix because the price of a ribeye went down $4 per pound. it's all about where you live.