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Walmart Operates by getting exclusive deals with small manufaturers, then sells the product at a low price, both companies profit by it. they also get big named stuff at bulk rate discounts. Walmart is ahead of the curve in most respects, they have the best Computerized Inventory/distribution system in the world, this allows them to minimize their trucking fleet's road time and warehouse sizes, saving them Millions, thus making prices cheaper again. They know exactly what a store has at any moment, what it needs and when it needs it, this is why you never seem to see walmart out of anything, unless there was a mass run on an item. The accombli***his by having real time satalite/broadband interconnected computers to the central distribution and control center, believe me it is a daunting task and they deserve credit for it working so smoothly. Another US, and i think european company, does a similar system, but not as good, the comapny is a cheap food distributer called Aldi's. So walmart isn't the only company that operates this way, infact they are building on 40+ years of other companies ideas and expanding and adapting them to the times. As for Walmart and Model railroads, i doubt they will replace the local hobby shop in that reguard. They do sell low to medium quality sets, which in turn get more children interested in model railroading and hopefully expand the hobby. Local Hobby shops while good, hjust don't have the ability to attract the volume of people to the hobby that walmart can. Hopefully those that buy the set's will become so engrossed and whant more that they'll seek out the dedicated Hobby stores, thus causing a flowover effect to the local hobby stores. As i see it, Walmart has Increased the hobbies marketing and visiblity effect by thousands. if walmart even brings one new person into the hobby, cudo's for them. But i'm sensing it'll bring thousands, if not millions of new, fresh faces to the hobby in the years to come. And that's what it's all about, reviving and expanding our hobby, since many of our older modelers are reaching the age where their bodies won't let them enjoy Modeling, we need to bring in more of the younger crowd to renew our numbers. Jay
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