WELCOME TO THE SUPERMERCADO!I was kind of surprised when Walmart opened a store here in Houston that caters specifically to one ethnic group. I was shocked more people weren't up in arms or demanding their own specialized Walmart. On Wednesday the retail giant opened a store that's designed for those in the Hispanic community. Is this a good or dangerous trend the Arkansas based company is undertaking? The Insite would like hear what you think about Mercado!
More about the Walmart venture: With an estimated 14 percent of its U.S. shoppers being Latino, Wal-Mart in recent years has been tailoring stores, such as its I-30 and Cockrell Hill location in Dallas, to meet the needs of Hispanic families. It has added specialty bakery items, expanded varieties of chile peppers, printed store signs and advertising circulars in Spanish and last year stocked baby Abuelita dolls for Three Kings Day celebrations.
But the new Garland store at 1801 Marketplace Drive is the first designed from the ground up to meet the needs of Hispanic shoppers, said Daniel Morales, regional spokesman for Wal-Mart.
I rarely go to Walmart but to buy a few things, most items are so cheaply made. When I read about this story a while back, I decided they will get even less of my business.
ReplyDeleteMe too. Any store that caters to illegal aliens won't get my
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Sam Walton is spinning in his grave right about now...
ReplyDeleteWill it be hard to find someone who speaks Spanish at a Supermercado? It's next to impossible to find an English-speaking person at a regular Wal-Mart (that's been my experience at least ... but it's been a while since I've been there because I can't stand the store). Wouldn't it be ironic to go to a store geared for Spanish-speaking people and only be able to find people who only speak English?
ReplyDeleteI'd like a European Wal-Mart ... lots of Swedish, French, Italian, British products. That would be sweet! But it will never happen.
Would this be the equivalent to Fiesta???
ReplyDeleteAnd for "European" styled market; if you're in Houston, you can shop at Rice Epicurean Market...real top notch [i used to work there]
I shop at Target anyway. The ONLY good thing Walmart is good for is good prices on Electronics
They should of just turned the one on West Road and I-10 East into 1. It seems that 1 can never locate an English speaking individual in those 2 stores.
ReplyDeletethe so-called lower prices thing is a joke...its more like cheaper products would be a better marketing campaign...
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