Wal Mart Stores SAVES Discount Prices

May 30, 2008

Wal~Mart puts the squeeze on food costs…

Wally World, as a retailer, is using its clout with vendors to hold onto its everyday low discount prices.

I, for one, am proud of them! I am NOT a big Wal~Mart fan. And haven’t been since Big Daddy Sam Walmart, went to big retail heaven. I can not remember when the last time I was in one…I think two years ago Christmas, doing an errand for a friend.

For those of us in the real world, the price of gas has effected not only our pocket books and wallets but what we are buying and how much. Those cupboards are not full as they used to be.

Wal~Mart has rolled back prices on hundreds of items this year, by as much as 30%. And that means savings passed directly to you, the consumers!

YEAH WAL~MART!

Here are some ways that Wal~Mart is keeping their discount prices down…

Forcing suppliers to cut back on the packaging…called shrinking the goods. Who needs a box of cereal 2/3’s full?

Cutting out the middle man. Buying directly from the wholesaler. The coffee co~op’s love that!

Going locovore. Wal~Mart has been going green, but not entirely for the reasons you might think. By sourcing more produce locally. Wisconsin grown, yellow corn is being sold in 56 stores in or near Wisconsin, cutting shipping costs. That sounds like fresher produce, to me!

When prices from the supplier go up…Wal~Mart simply refuses to accept that price increase and does not order product!Wal~Mart uses it clout.It buys nearly 100 Billion of foods and supplies for it customer. so, it has a disproportionate amount of leverage and is throwing it around, for you, the consumer.

You know Baby Boomers…I think I am going to head over to Wal~Mart and get one of their Wal~Mart oven baked, “sugar free” pies. They are almost two dollars cheaper than their competitor and now I know why!

HOWEVER…and those of you who read my blog on a regular basis knew this was coming…My biggest rant about Wal~Mart is that they are knocking the little and medium businesses out of the game. They can not compete with Wally World. Cutting the competitive field to a virtual zero! BOOOoooo bad Wal~Mart!

~The Baby Boomer Queen~

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