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High End Walmart in Plano TX
Walmart is going to open up a test market store in Plano TX that will be considered high end - Sushi Bar, up-scale coffee bar, expensive jewelery section, a fashion section from Italy and France.
Full run at Target and Needless Mark-up?
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03-22-2006, 07:18 PM
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redneck heaven..
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na, Northern Tool with a Hot Dog wagon is that, this is going for the soccer mom with a disposable income. North Texas is rich with that demo!
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03-22-2006, 07:21 PM
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Man, if that isn't an oxymoron....
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03-22-2006, 07:31 PM
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I miss good ole Plano. What was the name of the sweet mexican restaraunt where all the hotties meet? You know out door fireplace on the patio and margarita bar inside.
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03-22-2006, 08:42 PM
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TO paraphrase Karl Marx (or was it Groucho?)
"Wal-Mart is the opiate of the masses"
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03-22-2006, 11:51 PM
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Plano is not exactly a poor, backwater area. There's plenty of money there. And I buy plenty of high-end stuff at Wal Mart - Mobil 1, Sylvania Silverstars, Winchester ammo, Perrier. I don't know what makes Wal-Mart Tropicana orange juice taste different than Wegman's Tropicana.
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03-23-2006, 06:34 AM
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Plano was ranked as one of the best towns to live - it is pretty nice still but it has grown considerably. The up-side, there is plenty of land for urban sprawl, the bad news is that the highways never seem to catch up.
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I think I saw more Ferraris the last time I was in Plano than any other city I've ever been in, outside of L.A..
Now I'm craving Fogo De Chao!
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03-23-2006, 06:42 AM
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Good. The luxury segment needs more aggressive retailing.
If ever there was a group of retailers than need to be b!tch-slapped, it's the high markup mall stores. |
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03-23-2006, 06:49 AM
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Did not shop at Wally world before, aint gonna now...
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yeah, and wal-mart 'are just the guys to do it'! in the vein of 'an absolutley stupid gesture being done on someone's part..' (animal house, 1980)
ryan
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03-23-2006, 08:13 AM
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As mentioned earlier they have great prices on Mobil 1....and on Shell Rottella Synthetic which may be my next oil.
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03-23-2006, 08:46 AM
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Mobil? Shell? Don't they sell fuel?
Rick - Your kill'n me ova here! Send me your shipping address big fella and I'll get you going on some of the good stuff.
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03-23-2006, 08:46 PM
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Oh yeah, Mike, you don't need Walmart for oil..... LOL
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