[edward]

normally during this time of year i do my grocery shopping elsewhere but after seeing several cnbc analysts poo pooing walmart i decided to keep shopping there just to see what the traffic was like, plus i needed some nonfood items so i probably would have gone anyone at least once... anyway ive been there maybe 6 times since black friday and the store has been less crowded than it was outside the holiday season... this really should not be the case since they closed a store that was only about a mile away a few months ago (it was old and did not have groceries)... if anything i thought this factor alone would pack this store but that hasnt been the case (both stores were really busy last season)... i guess the analysts are right