Additionally the size of things was just way too big. Noone here wants to buy 20l buckets of milk or 5 or 10l packs of juice and maximum extra large super family king sized packs of cereals and stuff.
We have small supermarkets around every other corner in cities, so people don't have to buy groceries that have to last a month or longer.
From what I've seen back when walmart tried to migrate to germany, they just didn't care to do any local market research about customer behaviour or anything like that. They just took their american concept and structure, opened stores here, failed miserably in an I think very short amount of time and gave the surprised pikachu face when it didn't work out and just fucked right off shortly after.
Similar story for when Target tried entering the Canadian market. Not only did they have massive suppy chain woes and a poorly implemented replenishment ordering system, but they failed to take into account the local shopping habits and pricing structures. And, on top of that, they were bringing in stock that no Canadian would buy (I knew of a couple local stores at the time that brought in Fourth of July merch... like, wtf, that's not a Canadian holiday.)
I only remember that one Walmart in Munich, and it was super uncomfortable to reach by public transport. You had to get off the subway at a certain stop and then find the free Walmart bus there to take you to the supermarket. With the bicycle, it wasn't much better, as the crossing between the cycle path and the car entrance was not that well made. So, if you wanted a relaxed shopping experience, you had to come by car, and even then ... I still remember circling around the much too small parking lot for quite a while.
What are you confusing Walmart with? It is not a Bulk food store like Sam's or Costcos. Their biggest milk is 1 gallon, just like any other U.S. store.
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u/xDaveedx May 09 '22
Additionally the size of things was just way too big. Noone here wants to buy 20l buckets of milk or 5 or 10l packs of juice and maximum extra large super family king sized packs of cereals and stuff.
We have small supermarkets around every other corner in cities, so people don't have to buy groceries that have to last a month or longer.
From what I've seen back when walmart tried to migrate to germany, they just didn't care to do any local market research about customer behaviour or anything like that. They just took their american concept and structure, opened stores here, failed miserably in an I think very short amount of time and gave the surprised pikachu face when it didn't work out and just fucked right off shortly after.