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New Wal-Mark Supermarket on Airline in Prairieville - Supid business move?
Posted on 4/14/17 at 6:05 pm
Posted on 4/14/17 at 6:05 pm
I don't understand putting one right there. I am guessing they are trying to hurt Rouse's (LeBlanc's) next door, but with a full Wal-Marks less than 2 miles in either direction and a WM supermarket about 3 miles north, it seems they are only hurting themselves.
People that shop Rouse's, are going to continue to shop Rouse's. I believe the only people who are going to shop the new WM are the people that shopped the other WM's, but now have a place 2 miles closer (such as my wife, my avi is her pic).
Doesn't WM have a reputation to open these smaller stores to get a competitor to go out of business, and then close that WM?
I wonder if the LeBlanc family knew this store was going to be built before they sold to Rouse's.
People that shop Rouse's, are going to continue to shop Rouse's. I believe the only people who are going to shop the new WM are the people that shopped the other WM's, but now have a place 2 miles closer (such as my wife, my avi is her pic).
Doesn't WM have a reputation to open these smaller stores to get a competitor to go out of business, and then close that WM?
I wonder if the LeBlanc family knew this store was going to be built before they sold to Rouse's.
This post was edited on 4/14/17 at 6:06 pm
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Posted on 4/14/17 at 6:05 pm to theantiquetiger
Nooe
Posted on 4/14/17 at 6:11 pm to theantiquetiger
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People that shop Rouse's, are going to continue to shop Rouse's
i wouldn't be so sure
They put one across the street from a brookshires in Monroe and it is absolutely killing them
a super walmart is less than 2 miles away at that
the neighbrhood markets are small and made to get you in and out really quickly, mostly self checkouts with only a few manned cashier spots
with wal mart prices and the ability to get everything you need there and get out fast will have people in there over rouses and I love rouses
Posted on 4/14/17 at 6:17 pm to theantiquetiger
Went there on opening day Wednesday...took the African American cashier 9 minutes to ring up 3 cans of dip. Bless her heart
Posted on 4/14/17 at 6:18 pm to LSUSoulja08
I'll continue to go to rouses
Posted on 4/14/17 at 6:18 pm to LSUSoulja08
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and get out fast
Even with the smaller format, I think "get out fast" is being a bit generous.
Posted on 4/14/17 at 6:19 pm to theantiquetiger
Posted on 4/14/17 at 6:22 pm to theantiquetiger
Wasn't one of the reasons LeBlancs sold was because of the hit they took thanks to all of the WalMarts? I know they originally tried to fight the new location
Posted on 4/14/17 at 6:22 pm to ldts
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Even with the smaller format, I think "get out fast" is being a bit generous.
I'm in and out of the Neighborhood Market pretty fast. The self checkout is what does it, and they normally have most of them open.
Posted on 4/14/17 at 6:22 pm to theantiquetiger
I don't think there's a single spot in the country that would be a stupid business decision for Walmart
Posted on 4/14/17 at 6:24 pm to arkyhawk
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I don't think there's a single spot in the country that would be a stupid business decision for Walmart
North Baton Rouge?
Posted on 4/14/17 at 6:29 pm to theantiquetiger
They recently built a brand-new WM SC in Gentilly. They wouldn't even blink about building in North BR.
Posted on 4/14/17 at 6:29 pm to theantiquetiger
The last time I went to Walmark ..I saw a women pull a Big arse Knife on someone for a parking spot..with that said, Rouse's has the same prices without the threat of your life. 
Posted on 4/14/17 at 6:35 pm to theantiquetiger
Love it! Hit it up 3 times already.
Posted on 4/14/17 at 6:36 pm to theantiquetiger
Multi-billion dollar global corporation's business acumen > your business acumen.
Posted on 4/14/17 at 6:39 pm to theantiquetiger
Says the guy who can't even spell 'stupid'
Posted on 4/14/17 at 6:44 pm to Athis
Posted on 4/14/17 at 6:50 pm to LSUSoulja08
Brookshires =/= rouses
Posted on 4/14/17 at 8:12 pm to arkyhawk
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I don't think there's a single spot in the country that would be a stupid business decision for Walmart
Bruh, they put one in colfax and it closed in less than 2 years.
Neighborhood market Walmart is really attacking super1/brookshires. They put one in pineville and another in Alexandria and super1 has really hurt from it
Posted on 4/14/17 at 9:11 pm to theantiquetiger
Self-check doesn't appeal to me. I always have beer/wine/whiskey to purchase.
One + for Brookshire's & Rouse's is if the lines get more than 3 deep, they open new lines. WM, not so much.
One + for Brookshire's & Rouse's is if the lines get more than 3 deep, they open new lines. WM, not so much.
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