On 20/06/2013 11:45 AM, Moe DeLoughan wrote:

> There's been a lot of stories in the news about this recently. Walmart's
> execs decided to cut back on staff to increase their margins. The stores
> are running at bare-bones staffing levels, which means they haven't got
> enough people/time to restock their shelves. Result: Walmarts all over
> the country have empty shelves, or pallets of merchandise blocking the
> aisles for days while staff frantically try to find the time to restock.
> This was a corporate management decision to save a few bucks on wages.
> What it's gained them is a lot of bad press and angry customers.
>
> Compare that to Costco. They pay liveable wages and damned good
> benefits. Results: crowded stores, happy customers, and they're the
> second-largest retailer in the US. Yes, you _can_ be profitable while
> paying good wages to get good help.

I can't say that I have never been in either, but my experience with
them in extremely limited. I have only been in Walmart stores a few
times, 5 or 6 tops. Only once did I find what I was looking for.

Costco.... I had a membership. It was not a positive shopping
experience. It might be a good place to go and stop up on mass
quantities of bar food. I did once find a good deal on shrimp. It was a
product of Newfoundland. It was cheap. It was good quality shrimp. It
was the only time I ever saw it there. Other times I have gone there for
something specific they didn't have what I was looking for.
I no longer bother.