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Re: WalMart prices...
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Tue, 28 Sep 1999 16:44:50 GMT
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Mike Walsh wrote:
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> The Wal-Mart near me (Cary, North Carolina) rarely has sales either. I
> spoke with the manager in the toy department recently and asked him why
> some Wal-Marts have sets on clearance but others (like the one near me)
> don't. He stated that all Wal-Mart stores receive the same clearance
> pricing through the computer system but it is up to the local store to
> "accept" the prices.
The stores near me must pick and choose which clearance prices to use.
One store has 5988 Pharoh's Forbidden Ruins at 50% clearance, but has
8269 Cyber Stinger at full price, while the other nearby Wal-Mart has
8269 at 50% off and 5988 at full price. I've learned to check all of
the local Wal-Marts when looking for LEGO on clearance because the sets
they have on clearance almost never match.
> In the case of the store near me, they rarely put stuff on clearance
> because they move quite a bit of product. Other stores will discount
> aggressively to simply get the clearance stuff out of the aisles and be
> done with it. It is really store to store dependent.
The Wal-Marts near me seems to discount sets 25-30% for a few weeks, and
if they don't sell, they knock them down to 50% off until they sell. I
guess I'm lucky. :)
--
Tim Buchheim
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| (...) Again this morning I had to go into WM for something. So I found the Toy dept lady and asked a few questions. It seems that there are several factors involved: First, she can only mark something down a minimal percentage on the first go-round (...) (27 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| ScottR wrote in message ... (...) The Wal-Mart near me (Cary, North Carolina) rarely has sales either. I spoke with the manager in the toy department recently and asked him why some Wal-Marts have sets on clearance but others (like the one near me) (...) (27 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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