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Walmart Gives 500,000 Workers A Raise

Gill said:
I don't recall ever seeing a true "loss leader" at Wal-Mart except between Black Friday and Christmas.
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how would you know if something was actually a loss leader?
 
Thrilla said:
are any labor costs, ever, considered attributable?
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not to my knowledge, which absence tells me that their wage floor setting protocol is working quite well
 
justabubba said:
how would you know if something was actually a loss leader?
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Very simple... loss leaders are heavily advertised and discounted to pull people into stores so that they buy other things.

Wal-Mart rarely prices anything below their normal prices, except around Christmas.

A loss leader does the store no good if no one knows about it.
 
Gill said:
Very simple... loss leaders are heavily advertised and discounted to pull people into stores so that they buy other things.

Wal-Mart rarely prices anything below their normal prices, except around Christmas.

A loss leader does the store no good if no one knows about it.
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i was vague with my question
how would you know the difference between an advertised discount and an advertised loss leader?
the point being, you would have to know the cost of the product to walmart to make such a distinction

and that all heralds back to a earlier mistaken post which insisted walmart generates a profit on every item sold
it would - tho smaller - on the discounted advertised item
it would not on the advertised loss leader offered
 
Thrilla said:
:lol:.. it tells me you are working off the wrong premise.
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then show us the correct premise and why you find it correct
 
justabubba said:
i was vague with my question
how would you know the difference between an advertised discount and an advertised loss leader?
the point being, you would have to know the cost of the product to walmart to make such a distinction

and that all heralds back to a earlier mistaken post which insisted walmart generates a profit on every item sold
it would - tho smaller - on the discounted advertised item
it would not on the advertised loss leader offered
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You obviously don't shop at Wal-Mart.

It is very, very rare that they have anything "on sale" or "discounted" in their stores EXCEPT at Christmas. The only exceptions are clearance items.

Their listed prices are their listed prices.
 
justabubba said:
then show us the correct premise and why you find it correct
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that's been my point all along... there are no standards or formulas... there is nothing applied to measured efficacy or correctness.

about the only thing we look at , in terms of wage floors, is the effect on unemployment... and nobody disagrees that it causes unemployment ( the only disagreement is to the degree it causes it)
 
Thrilla said:
that's been my point all along... there are no standards or formulas... there is nothing applied to measured efficacy or correctness.

about the only thing we look at , in terms of wage floors, is the effect on unemployment... and nobody disagrees that it causes unemployment ( the only disagreement is to the degree it causes it)
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no, there is real disagreement
the minimum wage increases have NOT contributed to unemployment
 
sangha said:
Everyday prices? Really?

Is that why it says
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Yes. If you don't believe me go and see for yourself.

I recognize several "sale" items and recognize the same prices I pay every week.

If they are sale prices, why don't they mention the regular price? The reason is that the regular every day price is the same.
 
Gill said:
Yes. If you don't believe me go and see for yourself.

I recognize several "sale" items and recognize the same prices I pay every week.

If they are sale prices, why don't they mention the regular price? The reason is that the regular every day price is the same.
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Yes, that's why they advertise that it's only for a limited time.

So let's see....should I believe what WalMart prints in their ads, or the anonymous poster on the internet? :shrug:
 
sangha said:
Yes, that's why they advertise that it's only for a limited time.

So let's see....should I believe what WalMart prints in their ads, or the anonymous poster on the internet? :shrug:
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You feel free to believe anyone you wish. You will anyway.

Next time you're in Wal-Mart (cough, cough), ask them. I'm sure you are a regular customer.
 
Gill said:
You feel free to believe anyone you wish. You will anyway.

Next time you're in Wal-Mart (cough, cough), ask them. I'm sure you are a regular customer.
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says the anonymous Internet poster who claims to have memorized the price of everything in WalMarts weekly flyer
 
sangha said:
says the anonymous Internet poster who claims to have memorized the price of everything in WalMarts weekly flyer
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Says the anonymous internet poster who doesn't shop at Wal Mart and has no clue how they price merchandise.

Tell you what.... Take your flyer into that Wal Mart on 3/1 and compare the prices. They will be the same.
 
Gill said:
Says the anonymous internet poster who doesn't shop at Wal Mart and has no clue how they price merchandise.

Tell you what.... Take your flyer into that Wal Mart on 3/1 and compare the prices. They will be the same.
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A lot of people, like myself, don;t shop at walmart because of their abusiveness with employees, and I don't care if walmart is giving away merchandise. So, to thinking people it's not a matter of price but a matter of fixing a broken system.
 
jet57 said:
A lot of people, like myself, don;t shop at walmart because of their abusiveness with employees, and I don't care if walmart is giving away merchandise. So, to thinking people it's not a matter of price but a matter of fixing a broken system.
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Unfortunately, millions of poor people don't have the luxury of a choice that you "thinking" people do. They can't afford the prices at Trader Joes.
 
Gill said:
Unfortunately, millions of poor people don't have the luxury of a choice that you "thinking" people do. They can't afford the prices at Trader Joes.
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When they start making $10 an hour they won't have to get public assistance and shop at the dented can store.
 
jet57 said:
When they start making $10 an hour they won't have to get public assistance and shop at the dented can store.
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Sure they will still shop at the dented can store. They will just have unlimited plans on their pre-paid cellphones.
 
Declan said:
Sure they will still shop at the dented can store. They will just have unlimited plans on their pre-paid cellphones.
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I'm not sure what your sarcasm is supposed to be saying here.
 
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