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    Posted: April/29/2011 at 12:56

Wal-Mart (WMT) may be the world's biggest retailer, but that doesn't mean it has given up on growing. From planned grocery deliveries to inner-city residents to its recent purchase of a social-media company, there always seems to be something new in store.


The latest news, according to The Wall Street Journal, is that Wal-Mart will reload gun sales by cutting back on electronics floor space to make room for rifles, shotguns and ammunition at hundreds of U.S. stores.


But unlike previous failed efforts and some recent quirky initiatives, the return of guns and ammo is a return to Wal-Mart's roots -- something the company may sorely need.


Before you go making gun sales at Wal-Mart a political issue, remember that the bottom line is always the bottom line for the King of Retail. And that bottom line hasn't been very impressive lately. The company's stock is down slightly over the past 12 months, while the S&P 500 has tacked on 11%. This is no surprise, given seven straight quarters of same-store-sales declines in the U.S.


Wal-Mart stopped selling guns and ammo at most of its U.S. stores five years ago but is now stocking up on firearms and nearly half of its 3,600 U.S. locations. Spin doctors at the corporation claim this is part of a larger focus on "heritage categories" -- fishing rods and bolts of sewing fabric that were cut out of aisles as the discounter tried to appear more upscale.


Upscale obviously didn't work. A few of years ago, Wal-Mart eliminated thousands of items to de-clutter its stores, but it suffered more customer complaints than anything else. In September, managers made an about-face and began restocking the shelves as Wal-Mart added thousands of new products. And just a few weeks ago, it announced an ad campaign in which Wal-Mart reasserts its low-price roots. That, essentially, leaves the company right back where it started a few years ago.

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Excellent  let see how it works.
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Back from lunch, I see.
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My local Wally World has some of the best ammo prices in the area for the common stuff (.22lr, 9mm, 40s&w, 45acp, etc.), but dropped guns when they added the grocery a year ago.
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The local joint here never quit gun sales 100%, but the stuff they had was crap anyway. I'd expect the local (small) retailers won't welcome this news. Makes no difference to me...I don't buy guns at WallyWorld anyway. Loco
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I haven't bought guns from Wally World either, but with the guns comes all the other hunter related merchandise, which is good.
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Originally posted by bugsNbows bugsNbows wrote:

The local joint here never quit gun sales 100%, but the stuff they had was crap anyway. I'd expect the local (small) retailers won't welcome this news. Makes no difference to me...I don't buy guns at WallyWorld anyway. Loco


if i'm not mistaken the weatherby vanguard (the original one) was made, marketed and sold specifically for wal-mart.  so not all of the stuff they sell is crap.
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Hard to believe they would stock anything actually made in AMERICA. Wal-Mart is da devil. Cencored
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i noticed for the first time that the wal mart closest to me finally got a display case for rifles, they didnt even put ammo behind a counter. now its locked up.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote tman1965 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: April/29/2011 at 20:08
The wally here, where my wife is a manager never quit selling guns either..
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I bought my Savage from Wally world... It was the only place with in a hundred miles that what I wanted. H@ll my wally world even sells reloading components!Bandito
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They never stopped selling guns and ammo in the stores in Montana.  
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Ed Connelly Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: April/30/2011 at 08:02
I have bought bullets at Wally World............but I generally don't go in that store because I don't like waiting in lines at cash registers.........
 
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote cpwomack Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: April/30/2011 at 12:51
The Walmart here in Soddy Daisy has always sold guns and usually has a decent supply of ammo.  The can also order guns for you, they have a catalog to choose from.  I bought my first rifle, a Savage 110 in 270 from them in 1995 and it has served me well.  The selection in the usually very budget minded, but the catalog has some nicer items.  I usually can get a better deal from a few of the local gun shops, but I do buy ammo when they have 45 or 9mm in stock. 
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote 338LAPUASLAP Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: April/30/2011 at 13:21
We have 6 Wallys in 15 miles and they all stopped selling them.  We had 1 sell them up until maybe 1 year ago.

Now they hardly have 2 racks of ammo and accessories.  Our Ammo Case is what they used to sell the Scopes out of.

Only 1 of the 6 knows anything about getting them back...




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Yeah..not allot of actual product knowledge there
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A Wal-Mart mgr told me some time ago that the 'official- for the public' reason that they stopped selling guns in the first place was because of possible ATF and liability issues from sales to the wrong people by under-trained staff. He went on to say that the real reason was from edicts of the lib elites at the top... reports about their attempts to make WM more upscale are correct, the $billions weren't enough- they wanted to impress their friends with their attempts to upgrade the proles.
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