by surfsteve » Tue Nov 29, 2016 10:27 am
I agree Shadylady. Makes me wonder if the building was built by Walmart corporation or did somebody else build it with their own money. I'll bet the old Walmart was built by someone else. It doesn't make sense for Walmart to abandon a perfectly good building and build a new one. Especially when there was nothing but an empty field behind them. They could have easily just added on to it. Makes me think they suckered someone else into building it and left them holding the bag. The Walmart in Lancaster next to the Food For Less looks like they did the same thing. That Walmart also seems to have lower food prices than the rest of the Walmarts. They must have done it intentionally in order to compete with them. I suspect they will eventually put them out of business leaving another gaping hole. It used to be Walmart only put the mom and pop shops out of business but now it seems they are killing the larger ones too. How long do you think the Albertsons across the street from them in Ridgecrest will survive? Walmart is smart. People are a lot less likely to shop there than if it were right next door to them like the old Walmart was. Now that I think about it, Seems like even the lay out of the streets makes it difficult to go from Walmart to Albertsons. Doesn't it require a U turn to go from one parking lot to the other if you exit from Ridgecrest Blvd? Was that pure coincidence or Walmart's doing? I also notice that in front of Walmart is the only place that has landscaping in the middle of the Island creating a bit of a barrier. Everywhere else on the entire boulevard has only concrete and that phony cobblestone with a few sparse pieces of metal artwork separating it.
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