78,000 sf Walmart coming to SoWal [opening June15]

[Key Lime Time]

location is on St. Joe property on the northwest corner of U.S. 98 and West Hewett Road. It was only a matter of time, and is sure to put a lot of small businesses out.

How do you feel about Walmart coming to paradise?



http://www.co.walton.fl.us/DocumentView.aspx?DID=1644

It stinks! Small, local businesses are what give a place a "sense of place" and character. Big ugly building, big ugly parking lot.
I think it's in an Eagle's song...."They called it paradise, I don't know why....you call someplace paradise, kiss it goodbye".

 

[beachteach]

I heard a Fuddpuckers, a Wendy's, and a Chick Fil-A is also coming this way. A Walmart opened in my former town and it closed the downtown, it brought jobs but a majority of those low paying, and it brought a lot more stores-many of which are now closed and the storefronts empty and have been empty for about 2 years now. The next town over opened a Walmart and in a year or so they decided they needed a bigger space built a bigger store in a different location and left that one behind. I agree with the person who said that you can get just as good of deals at Publix if you watch the sales and use coupons. I believe a lot of local businesses will eventually close.

 

[poppy]

I heard a Fuddpuckers, a Wendy's, and a Chick Fil-A is also coming this way. A Walmart opened in my former town and it closed the downtown, it brought jobs but a majority of those low paying, and it brought a lot more stores-many of which are now closed and the storefronts empty and have been empty for about 2 years now. The next town over opened a Walmart and in a year or so they decided they needed a bigger space built a bigger store in a different location and left that one behind. I agree with the person who said that you can get just as good of deals at Publix if you watch the sales and use coupons. I believe a lot of local businesses will eventually close.

Walmart didn't close the the downtown the citizens did. They were provided a choice, no one forced anyone to stop shopping at the downtown stores. A business succeeds by giving shoppers what they want. What many seem to be looking for is trade restrictions which goes beyond zoning issues.

 

[beachmouse]

Walmart does practice predatory pricing in rural areas- sell at a loss when they first open and then when the competition is gone, they raise prices back up to significantly more than what you'd pay in a competitive suburban market where they have to compete with the Kmart a mile away.

Our grocery bill actually went down when we moved here and started shopping at Albertson's compared to the Union City Walmart, even after you account for the sales tax differences.

 

[poppy]

]Walmart does practice predatory pricing in rural areas- sell at a loss when they first open and then when the competition is gone, they raise prices back up to significantly more than what you'd pay in a competitive suburban market where they have to compete with the Kmart a mile away. [/B]

Our grocery bill actually went down when we moved here and started shopping at Albertson's compared to the Union City Walmart, even after you account for the sales tax differences.

Please cite a court case Walmart lost because of this. I'm not saying you are wrong just asking supporting evidence for your statement. And please don't confuse loss leaders with predatory pricing.

 

[beachmouse]

Sorry, I didn't save my receipts from Tennessee in 1996 so we could discuss their differences in prices for a basket of good. Or even the differences between the prices between the Union City location, and the one located in competitive market Jackson.

 

[Gidget]

Back to Walmart in SoWal. Even though I wrote posts supporting choices and having reasons to shop at different stores according to prices and selection, including Walmart, I am 100% fine with leaving Walmart in Destin. It isn't that far, I go to Destin probably once a week anyway, so leaving things the way things are right now would suit me fine.

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[Teresa]

Back to Walmart in SoWal. Even though I wrote posts supporting choices and having reasons to shop at different stores according to prices and selection, including Walmart, I am 100% fine with leaving Walmart in Destin. It isn't that far, I go to Destin probably once a week anyway, so leaving things the way things are right now would suit me fine.

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yep. me too.

 

[scooterbug44]

Walmart didn't close the the downtown the citizens did. They were provided a choice, no one forced anyone to stop shopping at the downtown stores. A business succeeds by giving shoppers what they want. What many seem to be looking for is trade restrictions which goes beyond zoning issues.

There is a great South Park episode about Wal-mart coming to town.

Spoiler alert - to kill the Wal-mart you have to destroy its heart - located near the TV/electronics section.

The heart is just a mirror - because no matter how much you blame Wal-mart for things IF YOU SHOP THERE, YOU SUPPORT IT AND YOU ARE THE ONE WHO DESTROYS LOCAL BUSINESSES!

 

[Andy A]

Walmart didn't close the the downtown the citizens did. They were provided a choice, no one forced anyone to stop shopping at the downtown stores. A business succeeds by giving shoppers what they want. What many seem to be looking for is trade restrictions which goes beyond zoning issues.

You know,poppy, I hate to agree with you so thoroughly as it spoils my image but you are 100% correct on this one.