[The Buckeyes]

Originally Posted by Indydealmaker

You have part of it right. Most major corps wrap their arms around "green" for PR, but most "green" approaches end up costing more, not less.
For example Walmart's light dimming approach actually has a downdrag on sales.

Boy did you hit the nail on the head. Last year I was in a super walmart in Aurora Ohio when the lights dimmed. It was like shopping in the dark. I took my cart which was 3/4 full to customer service and asked for the manager. He discussed the situation using the green energy pr. I informed him that maybe he liked working in a cave but I don't like shopping in one and, since that is your attitude you can restock the merchandise from my cart in the dark and I walked out of the store. I'm usually an easy going person until someone rubs me the wrong way!

[mrfixit]

Originally Posted by Indydealmaker

You have part of it right. Most major corps wrap their arms around "green" for PR, but most "green" approaches end up costing more, not less.

For example Walmart's LIGHT DIMMING approach _
"actually has a DOWNDRAG ON SALES."

WOW...Wal-Mart already sells 25% of ALL Groceries sold in the U.S. of A.

What do you suppose the sales percentage would be if they
kept the stores brightly lit at all times.

[OldManTime]

I frequent the Summerfield store, I don't see that this poster sees. You do get what you pay for, the Walmart in The Villages, Sumter county Walmart has higher prices, which might result in more employees.

[chuckinca]

Last year I bought a bunch of home HVAC air filters at the Summerfield Walmart. A few weeks later I was in 466 Walmart and noted that the air filters there were about $1 cheaper (about 20% less).

I believe the 466 Walmart is in TV not Oxford.

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[ilovetv]

Originally Posted by John_W

I have the complete opposite impression. The Wal-Mart on 466 is usually very dark with half the lights turned off, no joke just look up. Combine that with the dark colored stained concrete floor at the 466 store against the bright terrazzo floors at both Summerfield and Leesburg stores. We usually go the 466 store because it's closer, but tomorrow were going to Summerfield since we'll be in that area.

Merchandise wise I usually find better stock in Summerfield, especially on health & beauty items, which we normally buy at Wal-Mart because of the price. In fact, just about everything else is in better stock at Summerfield, they appear to be a much busier store which might explain why they are out of certain items at times.

About a month ago I was in the 466 store and while I was there the lights all of a sudden came up and it was totally like a different store. I even walked up to a manager and told them, now I can finally see in here since you turned the lights up, now just do something with the floor.

I've seen the lights come on automatically when the sky clouds over and the skylights bring in less light.

If they weren't using energy-saving lighting controls like that, people would be complaining that they waste energy on lights too bright.

[DonH57]

Originally Posted by ilovetv

I've seen the lights come on automatically when the sky clouds over and the skylights bring in less light.

If they weren't using energy-saving lighting controls like that, people would be complaining that they waste energy on lights too bright.

More than likely the same ones that lobbied for clean air then gripe when their a/c fails and part of the bill is for recovering and proper disposal of the now unusable refrigerant from the system

[njbchbum]

Originally Posted by Warren Kiefer

i would assume that calling the two wal marts as being villages stores would tell you that i was rfeferring to the summerfield store and the oxford store. Surely you ralize that if the villages did not exist the summerfield wal mart site would be a pasture.

not the correct assumption at all!

oxford zip code 34484

the villages zip code 32162

Oxford, Florida - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

what was the villages walmart built on?

[Warren Kiefer]

Originally Posted by njbchbum

not the correct assumption at all!

Oxford zip code 34484

the villages zip code 32162

oxford, florida - wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

what was the villages walmart built on?

we seem to be getting carried away on sematics. Technially, neither wal mart is a villages store. I was using the summerfield and oxford terminology to illustrate a point, not to get into a legal discussion. I will stick to my opinion that the management at the summerfield wal mart is much worse than at most wal marts.

[NottaVillager]

Originally Posted by Warren Kiefer

we seem to be getting carried away on sematics. Technially, neither wal mart is a villages store. I was using the summerfield and oxford terminology to illustrate a point, not to get into a legal discussion. I will stick to my opinion that the management at the summerfield wal mart is much worse than at most wal marts.

For a couple of years my youngest son was a bakery manager at a Pennsylvania WalMart. The vast majority of today's WalMarts tend to look like WM has a cash-flow problem and can't pay for needed goods. Most WM stores suffer from poorly stocked shelves or out-of-stock items. Many times the store is not out-of-stock at all, but has the items in its back storage section lacking the necessary staff to move products from storage out onto the shelves. Since WM General Managers get their bonuses based on "the numbers" most managers do everything they can to keep payroll at "barely alive" levels. When my son was a bakery manager he had to argue each and every week with the store's GM to keep enough people on schedule just to staff his bakery.

WM has cut their costs to the bone, and then cracked open the bone and sucked out the marrow. Frequently there's nothing and nobody left and the stores are showing it. There's no savings to be had if you can't buy the item you want in the first place.

A number of business publications have reported on this story for awhile now. WM has to get serious about getting its house back in order.

[karostay]

I try to avoid Walmart as mush as possible
They have sucked the life out of the competitive market and now sell goods that are seconds in my opinion

[gomoho]

So I just returned from the WalMart on 441 that is close to TV schools - I assume this is the one being referred to as the Oxford store. Really had a craving for strawberries and was quite happy when I saw the produce clerk stocking the shelf with fresh boxes of strawberries - NOT. Out of the at least 50 boxes he put out I finally found one that didn't have mostly bruised and mushy berries. I mentioned it to him and he could have cared less - didn't want to waste my time looking for a manager to point this out to.

Then I went to WinnDixie to get another box of berries and was faced with a similar situation except I don't know when they were stocked. I know this is hard to believe, but all this came about because this morning when I was preparing the 2lb box of berries I purchased at Sams the other day a very strong chemical smell was detected when I cut into them. I did call Driscolls on this because I was concerned since I fed several of them to my dog before I realized there was a problem. She advised me how this happens, assured me they would not hurt the dog, took my information, where I purchased them, and the numbers of the box to identify the shipment. Was quite impressed with they way the handled the situation.

So I am down on WalMart be they on 441, 466 or the moon. Produce left much to be desired and it is too difficult to negotiate the store. Back to Publix and the crowds!

[perrjojo]

Originally Posted by gomoho

So I just returned from the WalMart on 441 that is close to TV schools - I assume this is the one being referred to as the Oxford store. Really had a craving for strawberries and was quite happy when I saw the produce clerk stocking the shelf with fresh boxes of strawberries - NOT. Out of the at least 50 boxes he put out I finally found one that didn't have mostly bruised and mushy berries. I mentioned it to him and he could have cared less - didn't want to waste my time looking for a manager to point this out to.

Then I went to WinnDixie to get another box of berries and was faced with a similar situation except I don't know when they were stocked. I know this is hard to believe, but all this came about because this morning when I was preparing the 2lb box of berries I purchased at Sams the other day a very strong chemical smell was detected when I cut into them. I did call Driscolls on this because I was concerned since I fed several of them to my dog before I realized there was a problem. She advised me how this happens, assured me they would not hurt the dog, took my information, where I purchased them, and the numbers of the box to identify the shipment. Was quite impressed with they way the handled the situation.

So I am down on WalMart be they on 441, 466 or the moon. Produce left much to be desired and it is too difficult to negotiate the store. Back to Publix and the crowds!

I am curious as to what Driscoll told you about how this happens.

[chuckinca]

We bought strawberries at Markets of Marion on Saturday. They told my wife they were from Plant City. She bought them to use in a Kentucky Derby party desert Saturday night and said they were mushy and not very good.

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[Warren Kiefer]

Originally Posted by NottaVillager

For a couple of years my youngest son was a bakery manager at a Pennsylvania WalMart. The vast majority of today's WalMarts tend to look like WM has a cash-flow problem and can't pay for needed goods. Most WM stores suffer from poorly stocked shelves or out-of-stock items. Many times the store is not out-of-stock at all, but has the items in its back storage section lacking the necessary staff to move products from storage out onto the shelves. Since WM General Managers get their bonuses based on "the numbers" most managers do everything they can to keep payroll at "barely alive" levels. When my son was a bakery manager he had to argue each and every week with the store's GM to keep enough people on schedule just to staff his bakery.

WM has cut their costs to the bone, and then cracked open the bone and sucked out the marrow. Frequently there's nothing and nobody left and the stores are showing it. There's no savings to be had if you can't buy the item you want in the first place.

A number of business publications have reported on this story for awhile now. WM has to get serious about getting its house back in order.

You have reinforced my opinion totally. The Summerfield is probably the worse and I place the blame on the manager. This store frequently has bare shelves and poor produce. For those that doubt my opinion, I suggest you go to the Summerfield WalMart, then go to the paint dpartment. I guarantee you will not find a clerk at that location and I also guarantee you that if you use the "ring bell for service" ring all you wish, but you will never have a clerk come to that location to assist you. I also believe the manager is more interested in his bonus than he is in providing enough employes. And to think this is the richest corporation in America !!! Other than managers, I cannot understand the differences we find in WalMarts. I like the idea behind such stores and restaurants as Cracker Barrel, Bob Evans. You would have difficulty pointing out any differences be the restaurants in Florida or California.

[coolparrot]

I prefer 466 also, although they run out of some of the produce that I usually buy such as organic romane lettuce hearts and organic apples. Quite often, 441 runs out of certain things too.