must be a little different up here in canada. The walmart that came to town isnt opan til 11pm or has a gas station or mechanics bay. The town has about 7 thousand people and they have a Canadian Tire and a Zellers just down the street. So far the Walmart hasnt severley affected either of the bigger two stores but i think thats because they dont have the big hardware/auto inventory like CT and well Zellers has been doing a good job of putting themselves out of business. From what i have heard in the states is that Walmart likes to keep things real cheap until they close down local competitors and unless theres another Walmart close by they will slowly drive up the pricing. so ive been told. Another thing ive been told is that Walmart loses money on video games and some electronics. Theyre just a loss leader to get you into the store and draw you all the way to the back so you get to see all the other deals. I was told that by the local mom and pop video game shop that actually buys their games from walmart. Must say it would be nice if walmart was open 24 hours a day. But then we have Sobeys up here and theyre open 24 hours a day. Only problem is the closest one is about 40 minutes away
