gorocks99;1579336 wrote:Pretty sure it's $50B in US products over the next 10 years.

Tiernan;1579338 wrote:The commercial says $250B, just saw it again 10 min ago watching the Olympics on NBC.

gut;1579343 wrote:So 5% of annual sales...how big of them.

But actually I give them a lot of credit. Simple fact is everyone knows Walmart screws the little guys and imports all their shit from China, but people go there because the prices are low. Liberalism and generosity always stop short of most people's own wallets.

Tiernan;1579346 wrote:The commercial ends with a text overlay saying, “Over the next ten years, we’re putting $250 billion to work to help create new manufacturing jobs in America.”

pretty ambitious to say the least

A: In January 2013, Walmart committed to American renewal by announcing it intends to help boost job
creation and U.S. manufacturing through buying an additional $50 billion in U.S. products over the next
10 years. To help put this in perspective— over the next decade, when you add up what we spend each
year, we our pledge is to buy an additional $250 billion in American products. That means that by 2023,
we will sell 15 percent more U.S. products than we do today.

Q: What categories or products can we expect to see produced in the U.S.?
We have over 1,300 categories and we’re evaluating every one of them. Some categories such as
textiles or apparel are more difficult to bring back to the U.S. Those categories that are rising to the top
are ones where:


o Transportation is a high percent of the cost
o Labor is a low percent of the cost
o Energy is a high percent of the cost
o Highly seasonal categories where “being close” matters to keep products on the shelf.
Having that flexibility is great for the customer, supplier and meeting customer needs.

Tiernan;1579347 wrote:actually they claim 66% of all product on their shelves is domestic.

Tiernan;1579347 wrote:actually they claim 66% of all product on their shelves is domestic.

Classyposter58;1579369 wrote:Idk about other places but Meijers is much busier than Walmart. Personally idk why you would go there unless you're in poverty, doesn't even feel like a grocery store and has terrible service

gut;1579389 wrote:I don't go to Walmart very often (not one convenient to me). But I've had that ShopSavvy app on my smartphone for a while that scans prices and shows you the cheapest in the area.

Because if you truly want to save money, then you have to go to more than just Walmart. Stores, including Walmart, are notorious for having loss leaders (such as milk) to get people in the door while being far less competitive on other items. And some things, like meat and fresh produce, are simply worth paying a little more for.

Tiernan;1579413 wrote:I'm sorry but House of Meat sounds like a gay men's club.

wildcats20;1579440 wrote:I had heard at one time, the store on Morse Road was "named" the dirtiest store in the country by Wal-Mart itself.

Meijer is so much better.

Classyposter58;1579401 wrote:Agreed, House of Meats is the place for meat in Toledo

ccrunner609;1579455 wrote:$250 billion wont do shit for the economy......