Whats up with Walmart?

[bacha29]

Do they need both Walgreens and Walmart?

Imagine the mess you're going to have when store personnel are not fully trained on or fully understand the operating differences between Ground and Express.

 

[It will be fine]

Imagine the mess you're going to have when store personnel are not fully trained on or fully understand the operating differences between Ground and Express.

These are going to be staffed by Fedex office employees.

 

[It will be fine]

Do they need both Walgreens and Walmart?

No one even knows about Walgreens. It's very rare to actually get a pickup from them.

 

[Cactus]

There's a bunch of stories of Fedex Office opening ship centers inside 500 Walmarts over the next couple years. That sounds terrible. It's going to be a pain dragging crap out the front of their stores at 6pm.

Oh well, at least there's plenty of scenery. Enjoy!

 

[Route 66]

I need to go rinse my eyes out with Clorox now.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

Depending on locations, sure. Also likely that Walmart would start shipping the way Target does with leech from their stores for online orders.

I think you may be confusing the intent of these shipping stations. For the most part, they would not be for shipping their own merchandise but would rather be for people shipping out their own stuff. Think UPS Store.

 

[McFeely]

Just read the news article and it looks like you’re right. It looks like FXO presence and not for WM’s shipping.

 

[Star B]

Just read the news article and it looks like you’re right. It looks like FXO presence and not for WM’s shipping.

it could be a mix too. I could see WM trying to cut costs while leveraging their current B&M superstores. Why not use them as mini-warehouses, kinda like Target, and pick the inventory off last-mile from the ramp if theres a ton of it on the shelf and take a huge discount vs shipping it and taking an even less discount.

The fact that FXO is inside a WM could just be a "well, we'll deliver your crap for 5.00 an order, but you gotta let us inside your stores, yo"

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

Staples has two separate accounts—-one for their stuff and the other for drop offs.

 

[dvalleyjim]

friend chewy

 

[SmithBarney]

There's a bunch of stories of Fedex Office opening ship centers inside 500 Walmarts over the next couple years. That sounds terrible. It's going to be a pain dragging crap out the front of their stores at 6pm.

Every single superwalmart in our area now has a FXO inside. most have a street side "back door" so you'll won't have to contend with autodoors and shoppers.

 

[It will be fine]

Every single superwalmart in our area now has a FXO inside. most have a street side "back door" so you'll won't have to contend with autodoors and shoppers.

By the shipping dock? That wouldn't be that bad, but only makes sense if they keep the boxes back there. Are the FXO stores up front or in the back?

 

[dex 84]

Do they need both Walgreens and Walmart?

And in this area we have Shaw's too.

friend chewy

Better deal than Petco or Petsmart, that's why so many people getting Chewy.

 

[SmithBarney]

By the shipping dock? That wouldn't be that bad, but only makes sense if they keep the boxes back there. Are the FXO stores up front or in the back?

No upfront near nail salons/bank/eye doctor offices, but they have a door that faces the parking lots, you still go in through the WM customer door, but then you can go out the back of the FXO(which leads to the parking lots)

 

[Cactus]

If not sure where the FXO is located, look for the store greeter, his name is Dano.

 

[TUT]

WalMart Offices sound like a smart move, pickup pickup and drop-off locations they are weak in coverage and review how business is going there and possibly remove most Office buildings owned/leased by Fedex to a cheaper more foot traffic location that is WalMart.

 

[dezguy]

WalMart Offices sound like a smart move, pickup pickup and drop-off locations they are weak in coverage and review how business is going there and possibly remove most Office buildings owned/leased by Fedex to a cheaper more foot traffic location that is WalMart.

Aren't FedEx office locations run by franchisees? If so, wouldn't it be up to the franchisee to lease/own the property?

 

[MAKAVELI]

Aren't FedEx office locations run by franchisees? If so, wouldn't it be up to the franchisee to lease/own the property?

No it's 100% FedEx. Part of the FedEx Services opco.