Walmart stops selling assault rifles, other bad stuff

I guess it could be. But I don't really think it is. I thought I explained how/why.

 

I suspect it's simultaneously a PR move and business decision. The brass had probably already made the decision (or at least was close to it) and decided today to make the announcement while Wal-Mart can get some good PR out of it.

The gunman didn't use an assault rifle, so realistically, this does not appear to be a direct reaction to today's killings.

 

I'm pretty sure this is a planned, sales-based decision. It makes sense.

 

Tuesday afternoon.

 

No big corporation makes that consequential a decision that quickly.

 

Walmart doesn't make any decisions without consulting spreadsheets and planograms. If they were still making X per square foot taken by those firearms, they'd still sell them.

 

If they're getting rid of bad stuff, I assume they are doing away with their music sections.

 

Does this mean Sheryl Crow can sell records there again?

 

Do you do realize you can't buy them in some states, like NY and NJ?

 

Indeed. All Springsteen and Isbell albums are OUT!

 

If it wasn't a PR move, they sure picked a helluva day to confirm they aren't selling assault weapons.

 

Yes, I do. But that doesn't change the math for Walmart.