At stake is whether physical stores can take back business from e-commerce sites which have been besting them at sales growth rates for nearly a decade.

According to The Wall Street Journal, “Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT) is revamping the electronics departments in its more than 3,500 U.S. stores this week, ramping up an aggressive battle with Best Buy Co. (BBY) and Amazon.com”

Taking market share from Best Buy will only prove that Wal-Mart can still use its large numbers of stores and customers and its ability to sell merchandise at low margins in bulk to take business from a smaller bricks-and-mortar continues to be a success. Amazon is another matter.

Amazon holds several advantages that will make Wal-Mart’s task hard, if not impossible. The first is a nearly infinite selection of consumer electronics that come in every size, color, and configuration. Amazon also allows people to comparison shop effortlessly and stay out of crowded stores. Its shipping practices often allow people to get products sent to their homes at no cost.

If Amazon has proven one thing over the years it is that it can grow faster than almost any retailer that relies on physical locations. There is absolutely no reason to think that will change.

Story by Douglas A. McIntyre, editor of 24/7 Wall St.

This helps cost for the end of year totals. also the rule is only one week end off a month, And most workers don’t ever get a weekend off. So, yes most workers are not in great moods.

Now in two years my car has had smoke damage and hit by four carts in the parking lot and your at your own risk… And yes they sell used returns as new items. So really look at what you buy. Your Walmart knows you will be back to shop no matter how they treat you. And yes Walmart is right, you will be back.

Small stores cannot compete with Wal-Mart and many have closed as a result. The buggy makers did not survive Henry Ford’s invention, either. Times change – quit sniveling!

All the whining, false stories and other accusations made against this great company do not change the fact that millions of people spend billions of dollars world-wide at Wal-Mart because it really is a heck of a value!