Walmart to enter ireland ?

[Drogpolitician]

I would welcome Walmart in Ireland, competition is good for consumers.

Agree 100% - Provided they offer real competition and their prices mirrors that in the UK/NI - and not the Tesco/Dunnes version where goods can be up to 150% more expensive in the ROI then in NI

My sentiments exactly.

They are not going to set up from scratch and they are not going to offer something radically different from the marketplace as that will be reflected in the value of the retailer they purchase.

They will be more welcome if they are going to offer something radically different, which is what the marketplace needs.

[FrankSpeaks]

I would welcome Walmart in Ireland, competition is good for consumers.

Agree 100% - Provided they offer real competition and their prices mirrors that in the UK/NI - and not the Tesco/Dunnes version where goods can be up to 150% more expensive in the ROI then in NI

My sentiments exactly.

They are not going to set up from scratch and they are not going to offer something radically different from the marketplace as that will be reflected in the value of the retailer they purchase.

Why not Aldi and Lidl did it and look at how successful they have become.

[FrankSpeaks]

I would welcome Walmart in Ireland, competition is good for consumers.

They are not going to set up from scratch and they are not going to offer something radically different from the marketplace as that will be reflected in the value of the retailer they purchase.

Competition my A$$. They'll just drive out competition and leave us with less choice. Can we not preserve any element of our identity?

By that logic American consumers have less choice and dearer goods. I think not!

[FrankSpeaks]

I would welcome Walmart in Ireland, competition is good for consumers.

Naive: deficient in worldly wisdom or informed judgment

Your point is or is this where you stopped in the dictionary!

[Twin Towers]

Aldi/Lidl prices have crept up in the last few months as they have become more established. Like Tesco they are also more expensive here for the same items then in the UK.

[The Crook]

I would welcome Walmart in Ireland, competition is good for consumers.

They are not going to set up from scratch and they are not going to offer something radically different from the marketplace as that will be reflected in the value of the retailer they purchase.

Competition my A$$. They'll just drive out competition and leave us with less choice. Can we not preserve any element of our identity?

By that logic American consumers have less choice and dearer goods. I think not!

They also have a minimum wage of €7.15 which is about €4.40

Workers expected to earn tips have an even lower minimum wage.

[seabhcan]

[quote=The Crook]

I would welcome Walmart in Ireland, competition is good for consumers.

They are not going to set up from scratch and they are not going to offer something radically different from the marketplace as that will be reflected in the value of the retailer they purchase.

Competition my A$$. They'll just drive out competition and leave us with less choice. Can we not preserve any element of our identity?

By that logic American consumers have less choice and dearer goods. I think not!

They also have a minimum wage of €7.15 which is about €4.40

Workers expected to earn tips have an even lower minimum wage.[/quote:1eku709t]

And don't you have to pay tax on that in the US too? I'm not an expert - but I never paid any tax while on minimum wage in Ireland.

[Grant Dole]

Hi guys,

As far as I know ASDA was bought up by WAL-MART in the late 1990's so they are part of the WAL-MART family. I would therefore reckon that the ASDA-branded supermarkets will be coming to Ireland which would be great as ASDA have ongoing price wars with TESCO in the UK.

[Kevin Doyle]

Hi guys,

As far as I know ASDA was bought up by WAL-MART in the late 1990's so they are part of the WAL-MART family. I would therefore reckon that the ASDA-branded supermarkets will be coming to Ireland which would be great as ASDA have ongoing price wars with TESCO in the UK.

What makes you think that Price war would migrate to this jurisdiction?

All the evidence so far suggests that competition here is a bloody joke and price fixing and cartelism is the order of the day.

[The Crook]

Hi guys,

As far as I know ASDA was bought up by WAL-MART in the late 1990's so they are part of the WAL-MART family. I would therefore reckon that the ASDA-branded supermarkets will be coming to Ireland which would be great as ASDA have ongoing price wars with TESCO in the UK.

Are you sure you're a socialist!

Wal-mart should be resisted trying to open up anywhere. They pay terribly and fire staff for bogus reasons for trying to unionise. They also use their huge financial muscle and economies of scale to shut down family run businesses.