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Originally Posted By: Reddy45
Originally Posted By: simple_gifts
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Every WM is managed differently. This may or may not be a corporate decision.
Bentonville has big data on what stores should stock what and where the money is being made. No way the local store is making any purchasing decisions IMHO.
Their success is driven partly by not having what people don't want.
I believe it was once reported by a news show that even the temperature of the store is not adjustable by 'onsite' management.
Simple way to know. Go to your local WM during business hours and ask to speak with a manager.
I bet you they DO have the authority to make SOME purchase decisions. Tastes vary. The WM in the hispanic part of town is going to carry more hispanic products, as an example.
I shop two identical stores … built back to back and in small towns almost the same size. (12 miles apart)
I know lots of things one store has the other does not. Foods, drinks, clothes, hardware, tires and lubes …
Originally Posted By: simple_gifts
Quote:
Every WM is managed differently. This may or may not be a corporate decision.
Bentonville has big data on what stores should stock what and where the money is being made. No way the local store is making any purchasing decisions IMHO.
Their success is driven partly by not having what people don't want.
I believe it was once reported by a news show that even the temperature of the store is not adjustable by 'onsite' management.
Simple way to know. Go to your local WM during business hours and ask to speak with a manager.
I bet you they DO have the authority to make SOME purchase decisions. Tastes vary. The WM in the hispanic part of town is going to carry more hispanic products, as an example.
I shop two identical stores … built back to back and in small towns almost the same size. (12 miles apart)
I know lots of things one store has the other does not. Foods, drinks, clothes, hardware, tires and lubes …