Walmart catering to specific cultures....

Has anyone noticed where they live that their local Walmart caters to the specific group of people living near the area? My Walmart used to carry A LOT of Spanish foods and there were a lot of Hispanic shoppers. All of the sudden in the past 2-3 months they have converted like 4 whole isles to Russian food/European foods. I would say a good 75% of the workers are new and Russian. Not that I care, but I am just noticing major changes and it seems that all of our Walmarts have a different theme per say.

Anyone else see this pattern at their local stores? No? Just me? lol

I've noticed it. I wen to Houston, and there were a few isles of spanish like foods.

Here theres like 1/8th of an isle with spanish foods.

<blockquote><b>Quoting Mama to J ♥:</b>" Has anyone noticed where they live that their local Walmart caters to the specific group of people living ... [snip!] ... that all of our Walmarts have a different theme per say. Anyone else see this pattern at their local stores? No? Just me? lol"</blockquote>



Yes they cater to the predominate shoppers.

Haha yep. Hartford has a lot of Puerto Ricans so that Walmart is dubbed the ghettorican Walmart because it has random Spanish items you couldn't find at another Walmart. The Walmart closest to me is "normalish" I suppose.

ours has Ebony makeup as well as 1/2 a hispanic food and 1/2 an african and indian food aisle.

but the one 10 miles away has none of that

yeah..it makes sense ...for them to sell whats in demand for the area. Just like the walmart near disney world sells tons of disneyworld t-shirts...

Quoting Mama to J ♥:" Has anyone noticed where they live that their local Walmart caters to the specific group of people living ... [snip!] ... that all of our Walmarts have a different theme per say. Anyone else see this pattern at their local stores? No? Just me? lol"

I wish they did that here.

We have a spanish section...but I would kill for some English sweets and wheatabix(sp?) You can find all that in the Orlando Walmart.

Walmart also prices to the demographic of the area. Where I used to live, there was a walmart that was in the heart of a poverty stricken area that charged less generally then the walmart 10 miles away in a better area.

Oh yeah. If I want certain hair products, I have to go to the "black" Walmart 

Target does that too.

Yeah... one of the Wal-Marts in my city has their signs in English and Spanish. Of course, a lot of Hispanics live in that area. I don't think it's a bad thing. Good marketing, really.

Yeah, the walmart by me and the walmart by my moms house in a different state have a vastly different selection of items.

<blockquote><b>Quoting Cute&Wicked:</b>" Oh yeah. If I want certain hair products, I have to go to the "black" Walmart "</blockquote>


Lmao me too.

<blockquote><b>Quoting Cute&Wicked:</b>" Oh yeah. If I want certain hair products, I have to go to the "black" Walmart "</blockquote>




Yep! I buy my food at the Hispanic Walmart and my kids hair products at the black Walmart and it annoys me that I have to go to 2 different ones... :-\

Quoting LEGENDARY JAS ♥:" <blockquote><b>Quoting Cute&Wicked:</b>" Oh yeah. If I want certain hair products, I have to go to the "black" Walmart "</blockquote> Lmao me too."

LOL!