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08-25-2011, 05:43 PM | #1 |
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After visiting about 10-15 Walmarts around Michigan and Indiana, I noticed a few trends. Figured I'd post them and see if there's really a pattern here or just a local anomaly:
1-Walmarts that have stopped carrying Joe tend to be rural Walmarts in either small towns or in the outer suburbs. 2-All the Walmarts that have stopped carrying Joes also stopped carrying Marvel Universe figures. Those that still carry Joe also carry MU. 3-WM's that carry Joes seemed to get POC wave 5 and 6 briefly in late spring, then got revision waves (with Low Light or Shadow Tracker), then recently started getting in POC wave 1. Several stores in my area have done this and I've been finding HTF figures like Snow Job. Maybe they are clearing out their warehouses in anticipation of the holiday season? |
08-25-2011, 05:45 PM | #2 |
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I have 5 wal marts around me, and 4 of the 5 don't don't fit any of those descriptions...
I believe that Wal-Marts are totally unpredictable when it comes to Joes...
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08-25-2011, 05:46 PM | #3 |
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i live in a rural area and my walmart has stopped carrying joes and MU.
they had brought back MU, but lost them in this last reset. im going to visit 3 nearby walmarts friday or sat that are in more urban/suburban areas that never stopped carrying joes/MU. so ill update then.
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08-25-2011, 05:49 PM | #4 |
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Joes and MU are such wonderful toy lines its a shame they are often overlooked by the big box stores.
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08-25-2011, 05:51 PM | #5 |
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I imagine they just take a overall statistical look at which stores have sold through more of a particular product and continue to target that product to those stores. Also, I have heard that local store managers have some say in what product gets stocked, so that may be a factor as well, and one that would be impossible to predict on any larger scale. Joe must not sell very well at Wal-mart in the St. Louis, MO area because they haven't had anything around here for over a year.
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08-25-2011, 05:58 PM | #6 |
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None of the walmarts near me fit that criteria.
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08-25-2011, 05:59 PM | #7 |
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1) false, i live in a rural area and my WM carries both, joes & MU
2) true, both columbus WM's stopped carrying both, joes & MU 3)almost, around here they stopped completely...then got waves 5&6 in....then a revision case (lowlight) and now have 30th line as of today
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08-25-2011, 06:03 PM | #8 |
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i think it has to do with how joes sales where before they droped GIJoe
if they where decent they got joes back if not then no joes |
08-25-2011, 06:09 PM | #9 |
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I have never seen a Wal Mart Carry MU that doesn't carry Joes as well. I have never seen a Wal Mart that didn't carry Joes that Carried MU.
I believe they go hand in hand in my area
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08-25-2011, 06:22 PM | #10 |
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Quote:
After visiting about 10-15 Walmarts around Michigan and Indiana, I noticed a few trends. Figured I'd post them and see if there's really a pattern here or just a local anomaly:
1-Walmarts that have stopped carrying Joe tend to be rural Walmarts in either small towns or in the outer suburbs. 2-All the Walmarts that have stopped carrying Joes also stopped carrying Marvel Universe figures. Those that still carry Joe also carry MU. 3-WM's that carry Joes seemed to get POC wave 5 and 6 briefly in late spring, then got revision waves (with Low Light or Shadow Tracker), then recently started getting in POC wave 1. Several stores in my area have done this and I've been finding HTF figures like Snow Job. Maybe they are clearing out their warehouses in anticipation of the holiday season? at least 1 walmart in south bend quit carryin accross the boarder in mi they haven't gotten anything new sence shadow tracker wave haven't seen anything new at toys r us or target eather |
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