Comments on: The Spread Of Walmart Across America http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/09/the-spread-of-walmart-across-america.html Tue, 14 Feb 2012 01:23:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: MarkRight http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/09/the-spread-of-walmart-across-america.html/comment-page-1#comment-45973 MarkRight Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:17:49 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/09/the-spread-of-walmart-across-america.html#comment-45973 Interesting post you got here. It would be great to read a bit more about that topic. Interesting post you got here. It would be great to read a bit more about that topic.

]]> By: MarkRight http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/09/the-spread-of-walmart-across-america.html/comment-page-1#comment-17064 MarkRight Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:44:20 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/09/the-spread-of-walmart-across-america.html#comment-17064 Interesting post you got here. It would be great to read a bit more about that topic. Interesting post you got here. It would be great to read a bit more about that topic.

]]> By: mark http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/09/the-spread-of-walmart-across-america.html/comment-page-1#comment-9426 mark Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:55:56 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/09/the-spread-of-walmart-across-america.html#comment-9426 wow. not that I did not know this already but that really gives you a great sense of the population density of the east versus the west wow. not that I did not know this already but that really gives you a great sense of the population density of the east versus the west

]]> By: Chip Schooler http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/09/the-spread-of-walmart-across-america.html/comment-page-1#comment-9432 Chip Schooler Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:55:56 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/09/the-spread-of-walmart-across-america.html#comment-9432 In 1993, I had a marketing professor who presented some interesting points regarding Wal-Mart: 1) A key Wal-Mart strategy was not to overextend their distribution system. Like an well disciplined invading army, they patiently set up the warehouses first, then built the surrounding stores. 2). Wal-Mart focused on towns with populations less than 20,000 (I think 20K was the number). They saw "main street" as their competition, not K-Mart. This chart amazingly illustrates these strategies in action. It would also be interesting to overlay the Wal-Mart closing to see how the stores have migrated over time. In 1993, I had a marketing professor who presented some interesting points regarding Wal-Mart:
1) A key Wal-Mart strategy was not to overextend their distribution system. Like an well disciplined invading army, they patiently set up the warehouses first, then built the surrounding stores.
2). Wal-Mart focused on towns with populations less than 20,000 (I think 20K was the number). They saw "main street" as their competition, not K-Mart.

This chart amazingly illustrates these strategies in action.

It would also be interesting to overlay the Wal-Mart closing to see how the stores have migrated over time.

]]> By: MatthewTrifiro http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/09/the-spread-of-walmart-across-america.html/comment-page-1#comment-9436 MatthewTrifiro Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:55:56 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/09/the-spread-of-walmart-across-america.html#comment-9436 I would love to see the same visualization applied to Starbucks. I would love to see the same visualization applied to Starbucks.

]]> By: Mark Mcguire http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/09/the-spread-of-walmart-across-america.html/comment-page-1#comment-9459 Mark Mcguire Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:55:56 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/09/the-spread-of-walmart-across-america.html#comment-9459 Amazing! Alice.com is innovating in Wal-Mart's space with a new start-up and it is fascinating to think about the massive investment in infrastructure (buildings, employees, pavement, etc.) that WalMart has made to create distribution to the end customer. Thanks for sharing this Brad. Amazing! Alice.com is innovating in Wal-Mart's space with a new start-up and it is fascinating to think about the massive investment in infrastructure (buildings, employees, pavement, etc.) that WalMart has made to create distribution to the end customer. Thanks for sharing this Brad.

]]> By: barefootmeg389 http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/09/the-spread-of-walmart-across-america.html/comment-page-1#comment-9520 barefootmeg389 Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:55:56 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/09/the-spread-of-walmart-across-america.html#comment-9520 I'm with Chip. It would be interesting for the green dots to go red when the store was closed. Wal-Mart deliberately overlaps the reach of their stores until they've pushed out the competition. Then they close one of the stores. We've got an empty hulk of a store up here in Fort Collins just a few miles down the road from a brand new Wal-Mart that they're putting up by the highway. I'm with Chip. It would be interesting for the green dots to go red when the store was closed. Wal-Mart deliberately overlaps the reach of their stores until they've pushed out the competition. Then they close one of the stores. We've got an empty hulk of a store up here in Fort Collins just a few miles down the road from a brand new Wal-Mart that they're putting up by the highway.

]]> By: barefootmeg http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/09/the-spread-of-walmart-across-america.html/comment-page-1#comment-45972 barefootmeg Wed, 08 Oct 2008 22:46:46 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/09/the-spread-of-walmart-across-america.html#comment-45972 I'm with Chip. It would be interesting for the green dots to go red when the store was closed. Wal-Mart deliberately overlaps the reach of their stores until they've pushed out the competition. Then they close one of the stores. We've got an empty hulk of a store up here in Fort Collins just a few miles down the road from a brand new Wal-Mart that they're putting up by the highway. I'm with Chip. It would be interesting for the green dots to go red when the store was closed. Wal-Mart deliberately overlaps the reach of their stores until they've pushed out the competition. Then they close one of the stores. We've got an empty hulk of a store up here in Fort Collins just a few miles down the road from a brand new Wal-Mart that they're putting up by the highway.

]]> By: Mark Mcguire http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/09/the-spread-of-walmart-across-america.html/comment-page-1#comment-45971 Mark Mcguire Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:51:47 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/09/the-spread-of-walmart-across-america.html#comment-45971 Amazing! Alice.com is innovating in Wal-Mart's space with a new start-up and it is fascinating to think about the massive investment in infrastructure (buildings, employees, pavement, etc.) that WalMart has made to create distribution to the end customer. Thanks for sharing this Brad. Amazing! Alice.com is innovating in Wal-Mart's space with a new start-up and it is fascinating to think about the massive investment in infrastructure (buildings, employees, pavement, etc.) that WalMart has made to create distribution to the end customer. Thanks for sharing this Brad.

]]> By: Chip Schooler http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/09/the-spread-of-walmart-across-america.html/comment-page-1#comment-45970 Chip Schooler Wed, 01 Oct 2008 11:29:32 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/09/the-spread-of-walmart-across-america.html#comment-45970 In 1993, I had a marketing professor who presented some interesting points regarding Wal-Mart: 1) A key Wal-Mart strategy was not to overextend their distribution system. Like an well disciplined invading army, they patiently set up the warehouses first, then built the surrounding stores. 2). Wal-Mart focused on towns with populations less than 20,000 (I think 20K was the number). They saw "main street" as their competition, not K-Mart. This chart amazingly illustrates these strategies in action. It would also be interesting to overlay the Wal-Mart closing to see how the stores have migrated over time. In 1993, I had a marketing professor who presented some interesting points regarding Wal-Mart:
1) A key Wal-Mart strategy was not to overextend their distribution system. Like an well disciplined invading army, they patiently set up the warehouses first, then built the surrounding stores.
2). Wal-Mart focused on towns with populations less than 20,000 (I think 20K was the number). They saw “main street” as their competition, not K-Mart.

This chart amazingly illustrates these strategies in action.

It would also be interesting to overlay the Wal-Mart closing to see how the stores have migrated over time.

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