Walmart Inc (WMT)

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Wmt is losing $ as far as customers ordering online vs going to a store. It is true customers by more than what they need when walking into a store. Notice how you walk in a store and they may have random items stocked on a pallet at the entrance or near the checkout. Its what they call “action alley”. They know people like to shop online. They partnered with google to take part in voice shopping.

As far as snow storms wmt tends to stock pile items before a storm. When i worked at their DC we always got huge shipments of everyday items to emergency items before a storm. They have a command center that runs 24/7 that monitors stores and external factors.

They also have curb side pickup. You order online and a workers shops for you and you just pull up and pick it up. Amazon is solely online retail. Wmt has brick and mortar stores so they are just trying to leverage that more. In the long run it will help them. Btw look at target today. Wmt barely flinched. Typically if one falls or rises the other will follow instantly. May be a good sign for wmt.