Bloodflowers. Posted October 17 Posted October 17 Thoughts on this video and its comment section? I think this is a very interesting conversation 1
Vermouth Posted October 17 Posted October 17 3 minutes ago, glitch said: Doesn't Walmart own Asda in the UK? Sold it in 2020 I believe 1
Gelato Posted October 17 Posted October 17 2 minutes ago, glitch said: Doesn't Walmart own Asda in the UK? they sold it in 2021 for basically the same price they paid for it in 1999 so they kind of flopped 2
Illuminati Posted October 17 Posted October 17 Probably same reason why European supermarkets didn't take off in the US, there's no demand for more of them 1
Gelato Posted October 17 Posted October 17 the video was so long I didn't finish it so idk why it failed in Germany, but I'm guessing a big problem in Europe is each country is a lot smaller than the US. If you want to open a mammoth store then the costs of buying the land for it will be huge compared to in the US. Plus the supermarket sector is mature with Tesco, Sainsbury's, Morrisons, Asda, M&S, Waitrose, Aldi, Lidl and probably some more flop ones that I can't remember right now. If they wanted to dominate Europe with their concept they should've launched it a long time ago 1
Lüwís Posted October 17 Posted October 17 Aldi, Carrefour, Mercadona, Tesco are superior. Honourable mentions for Auchan, Franprix, Marks & Spencer. Spoiler Although, I've never been in an actual Walmart in the USA. I've been in an Asda in the UK and that had a small Walmart on the sign but it remained distinctly Asda / British. Mainland Europe has the best supermarkets, though.
Pheromosa Posted October 17 Posted October 17 They're closing more and more stores in the states lately too, time might but up in the next 5 years
illia Posted October 17 Posted October 17 Because we have our own supermarkets already The rivalry is tough
45seconds Posted October 17 Posted October 17 37 minutes ago, Gelato said: they sold it in 2021 for basically the same price they paid for it in 1999 so they kind of flopped Which means they sold it at a loss because of inflation. Yikes.
theboyismine Posted October 17 Posted October 17 we europeans love healthy food not filled with all kinds of harmful chemicals etc etc
Bloodflowers. Posted October 17 Author Posted October 17 53 minutes ago, theboyismine said: we europeans love healthy food not filled with all kinds of harmful chemicals etc etc That has nothing to do with Walmart as they can't ship those foods and drinks from US that are forbidden by law in Europe due to harmful chemicals
ATRL Moderator Azulito Posted October 17 ATRL Moderator Posted October 17 2 hours ago, theweekend said: the same reason why they failed in latin america Walmart has more than 2800 stores in México and Central America. 1
theweekend Posted October 17 Posted October 17 36 minutes ago, Azulito said: Walmart has more than 2800 stores in México and Central America. *South America though
SoSickOfThatSOL Posted October 17 Posted October 17 1 hour ago, theweekend said: *South America though They have 390 stores in just Argentina and Chile though.
OrgVisual Posted October 18 Posted October 18 Because Walmart is built based on a bulk-buy business model, and it's not really a thing in Europe as: 1. Most European cities have good public transportation systems and people don't use cars as much as Americans => it's impractical to buy and carry **** loads of stuffs from the supermarket. 2. Supermarkets are centrally located in almost every neighbourhood, for example, the closest supermarket is only 10-min walk from my house, why would I need to bulk-buy things?
popmusicisdead Posted October 18 Posted October 18 i used to kinda work for Walmart (corporate) and this always fascinated me. Walmart only successfully conquered North America and Chile for some reason. they tried buying stakes international chains but almost all of it failed. like previously mentioned ASDA in the UK, Seiyuu in Japan and Massmart in South Africa
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