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Re: walmart stopped
« Reply #20 on: May 09, 2017, 05:19:36 PM »
He said they did not give up, just need a day or 2 to get it all to fedex... then will continue war...  They are not as equipped as amazon...
Also they want to see how many people also buy stuff instore when picking something up. So will be monitoring with surveys etc
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Re: walmart stopped
« Reply #21 on: May 09, 2017, 05:20:23 PM »
Quote from: ber on May 09, 2017, 05:19:36 PM
He said they did not give up, just need a day or 2 to get it all to fedex... then will continue war...  They are not as equipped as amazon...
Also they want to see how many people also buy stuff instore when picking something up. So will be monitoring with surveys etc
Who is he?
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Re: walmart stopped
« Reply #22 on: May 09, 2017, 05:21:39 PM »
Quote from: Dan on May 09, 2017, 05:20:23 PM
Who is he?
a guy high up in walmart eCommerce...
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Re: walmart stopped
« Reply #23 on: May 09, 2017, 05:24:08 PM »
Quote from: Dan on May 09, 2017, 05:20:23 PM
Who is he?
Please don't quote him.....
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Re: walmart stopped
« Reply #24 on: May 09, 2017, 05:24:56 PM »
Quote from: zale on May 09, 2017, 03:25:51 PM
The pickup discount has another purpose: get people into the store.

The simple fact is that most people won't make a special trip to the store to save $5. Instead, they will plan a shopping at Walmart, and pick up their item along the way.

I have a walmart near my house that I go to frequently for in-store pick which is on the other side of the store. I would never walk into the actual store which is a madhouse at all times. (Think Catskills Walmart visiting day, but worse).
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Re: walmart stopped
« Reply #25 on: May 09, 2017, 05:25:34 PM »
Quote from: ber on May 09, 2017, 05:24:08 PM
Please don't quote him.....

Because you're Jewish.
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Re: walmart stopped
« Reply #26 on: May 09, 2017, 05:26:40 PM »
Quote from: zale on May 09, 2017, 05:25:34 PM
Because you're Jewish.
Because he will stop giving a heads up etc
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Re: walmart stopped
« Reply #27 on: May 09, 2017, 05:32:07 PM »
Quote from: ber on May 09, 2017, 05:26:40 PM
Because he will stop giving a heads up etc
If he wants to go on record could be as an anonymous source, we'd love to talk to him! Walmart is really doing something special here and having some off the record quotes would be awesome for a post.

Feel free to PM if he could do that. 
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Re: walmart stopped
« Reply #28 on: May 09, 2017, 05:52:37 PM »
Quote from: myi on May 09, 2017, 02:53:56 PM
And the amazon declares victory.
Walmart did away with the exclusive DDF Amazon board.
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Re: walmart stopped
« Reply #29 on: May 09, 2017, 06:18:43 PM »
Quote from: ber on May 09, 2017, 05:19:36 PM
He said they did not give up, just need a day or 2 to get it all to fedex... then will continue war...  They are not as equipped as amazon...
Also they want to see how many people also buy stuff instore when picking something up. So will be monitoring with surveys etc

They're fedexing everything to their own stores?  Would think they would send it on their own trucks.
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Re: walmart stopped
« Reply #30 on: May 09, 2017, 06:51:32 PM »
Quote from: JosephM on May 09, 2017, 06:18:43 PM
They're fedexing everything to their own stores?  Would think they would send it on their own trucks.

I think they only use their own trucks to transport items regionally, i.e. from a central warehouse to retail stores. They don't do any outbound shipping with their trucks.
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Re: walmart stopped
« Reply #31 on: May 09, 2017, 09:38:11 PM »
Quote from: bobby on May 09, 2017, 05:24:56 PM
I have a walmart near my house that I go to frequently for in-store pick which is on the other side of the store. I would never walk into the actual store which is a madhouse at all times. (Think Catskills Walmart visiting day, but worse).
Same here I've done multiple store pickups in the past. And never go past the pickup counter which is right near the door
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Re: walmart stopped
« Reply #32 on: May 09, 2017, 09:45:04 PM »
Quote from: Abebee on May 09, 2017, 09:38:11 PM
Same here I've done multiple store pickups in the past. And never go past the pickup counter which is right near the door
Some stores have it all the way in the back
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Re: walmart stopped
« Reply #33 on: May 09, 2017, 11:14:34 PM »
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Re: walmart stopped
« Reply #34 on: May 09, 2017, 11:57:18 PM »
Terrible title for this thread...
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Re: walmart stopped
« Reply #35 on: May 10, 2017, 12:33:04 AM »
Quote from: popcorn1508 on May 09, 2017, 09:45:04 PM
Some stores have it all the way in the back
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Re: walmart stopped
« Reply #36 on: May 10, 2017, 12:44:14 AM »
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Re: walmart stopped
« Reply #37 on: May 10, 2017, 12:50:52 AM »
Quote from: tzifanya54 on May 09, 2017, 11:57:18 PM
Terrible title for this thread...
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Re: walmart stopped
« Reply #38 on: May 10, 2017, 01:39:31 AM »
Quote from: ber on May 09, 2017, 05:19:36 PM
He said they did not give up, just need a day or 2 to get it all to fedex... then will continue war...  They are not as equipped as amazon...
Also they want to see how many people also buy stuff instore when picking something up. So will be monitoring with surveys etc

So none of the huge discounts were a mistake, they were a test?
That is great to hear.
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Re: walmart stopped
« Reply #39 on: May 10, 2017, 01:43:04 AM »
Quote from: yuneeq on May 10, 2017, 01:39:31 AM
So none of the huge discounts were a mistake, they were a test?
That is great to hear.
Did you really think it was a mistake?
Nothing about it made me think it was a mistake. Not with the timing or random selection of items.
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