RanchBowl Walmart

Post by **Brad** » Sun Jul 10, 2005 12:42 am

*****RUMOR*****

I heard that they are not going to build a Walmart at the RanchBowl location but they are going to build walmarts new prototype grocery store "My Neighborhood Market"

My source also told me that walmart is trying to buy one of the other grocery store chains in the area to convert to their grocery store.

Post by **Omaha Cowboy** » Sun Jul 10, 2005 1:00 am

Interesting Brad..

Any guess as to what grocery store chains you think Wal-Mart is looking at locally?..

I would think Baker's (Kroger's) and Hy-Vee would be practically untouchable..

Bag 'N Save and No Frills perhaps??..

..Ciao..LiO....Peace

Post by **Brad** » Sun Jul 10, 2005 1:19 am

You never know with bakers. When Kroger's bought them Bakers was #1 I know they have steadily been on the decline, Hy Vee is now #1 and Baker's has been closing and selling stores left and right, Kroger could possiable be looking to get out of the market.

Post by **Omaha Cowboy** » Sun Jul 10, 2005 1:27 am

Brad wrote:

'Kroger could possiable be looking to get out of the market.'..

Now THAT would be huge..

..Ciao..LiO....Peace

Swift · Post by **Swift** » Sun Jul 10, 2005 12:42 pm

I sort of hate WalMart with a passion. They are really an insulting company, especially to the historic and aesthetic fabric of cities and towns.

It is really strange, because Target is roughly in the same category as WalMart, but they aren't so steamrolling gand omnipresent, so people rarely hate them. Plus Target gives some consideration to aesthetics.

I guess that's the difference in a store being started out of Rogers, Arkansas (wal-mart) than Minneapolis (Target).

OmahaDevelopmentMan · Sun Jul 10, 2005 12:51 pm

Hopefully Omaha By Design will step up to make sure this walmart, or whatever it is, isn't that crappy blue and grey building.

eomaha · Post by **eomaha** » Sun Jul 10, 2005 12:53 pm

No surprise... we had been speculating that this would be a 'Neighborhood Market' back when discussion of the site going to Walmart had originally come up. The property isn't large enough otherwise.

Post by **nebugeater** » Sun Jul 10, 2005 2:10 pm

Swift wrote:
It is really strange, because Target is roughly in the same category as WalMart, but they aren't so steamrolling gand omnipresent, so people rarely hate them. Plus Target gives some consideration to aesthetics.

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TO put Target and WalMart in the same catagory is a real insult to Target.

Post by **Brad** » Sun Jul 10, 2005 2:21 pm

http://www.walmartstores.com/wmstore/wm ... ntents.jsp

Wal-Mart Neighborhood Markets
Neighborhood Markets offer a convenient shopping experience for customers who need groceries, pharmaceuticals and general merchandise. Generally, they are located in markets with Wal-Mart Supercenters, supplementing a strong food distribution network and providing added convenience while maintaining Wal-Mart's Every Day Low Prices. First opened in 1998, the now more than 75 Neighborhood Markets, averaging 43,000 square feet, feature a wide variety of products, including fresh produce, deli foods, fresh meat and dairy items, health and beauty aids, one-hour photo and traditional photo developing services, drive-through pharmacies, stationery and paper goods, pet supplies, and household chemicals. Neighborhood Markets employ 95 associates on average and offer about 38,000 items.

WalMart Sucks, Anyone seen the "Starbucks" southpark episode, some one told me they have one where they make fun of Walmart also

HskrFanMike · Post by **HskrFanMike** » Sun Jul 10, 2005 7:25 pm

Brad wrote:You never know with bakers. When Kroger's bought them Bakers was #1 I know they have steadily been on the decline, Hy Vee is now #1 and Baker's has been closing and selling stores left and right, Kroger could possiable be looking to get out of the market.

Note that Bakers is closing their 84th & Center store...

Post by **Omaha Cowboy** » Sun Jul 10, 2005 10:54 pm

HskrFanMike wrote:
Brad wrote:You never know with bakers. When Kroger's bought them Bakers was #1 I know they have steadily been on the decline, Hy Vee is now #1 and Baker's has been closing and selling stores left and right, Kroger could possiable be looking to get out of the market.
Note that Bakers is closing their 84th & Center store...

We've had an in depth discussion about that on this thread:

http://www.eomaha.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2148

FYI..

..Ciao..LiO....Peace

omahastylee459 · Post by **omahastylee459** » Mon Jul 11, 2005 7:35 am

I dont like walmarts groceries. In my opinion, their deli and produce always seem to be inferior to Hy-Vee. But mainly, I dont like walmart period.

Swift · Post by **Swift** » Mon Jul 11, 2005 2:03 pm

Target and Wal-Mart operate *roughly* in the same business model, the thing that is so offensive about Wal-Mart is that they are so violent and without discretion in their expansion. I hope that Wal-Mart's workers actually do form a relevant union, so as to stop the company's colonial-esque expansions techniques.

POTUS · Post by **POTUS** » Tue Jul 12, 2005 9:20 pm

http://img75.echo.cx/img75/981/ranchbowl10wm.jpg
http://img75.echo.cx/img75/4247/ranchbowl22pc.jpg

If you click these links, they are aerial shots of Lake Manawa Wal*Mart and the Ranch Bowl. If you Right Click-Save As, you can compare the two side by side. You'll notice in the Ranch Bowl picture that the lot behind the parking lot is empty, save another small parking lot. The green to the north of the Ranch Bowl is sloping downhill, so some grading would have to be done.