Great Job, Mel

St Paul has a resiliency officer, socialized trash collection, and bike lanes in places where bikes rarely if ever go.

What does st paul not have?

Well, starting next month, a Walmart. And the 333 jobs that go with it:

“The decision is based on several factors including the store’s overall performance,” Tiffany Wilson, a Walmart spokeswoman, said in a statement.

The Walmart Supercenter slated to close is located near the Snelling Avenue inters

The store first opened in 2004. About 333 employees will lose their jobs, the company told a state agency.

Walmart, and retail in general, have been shrinking. But the fact that this store is one of 20 being closed this year out of Walmart’s current inventory of 4000 stores, Should tell us something.

And just you watch  the Merriam Park crones and cronies who call the shots in St. Paul will call this a Good Thing.

6 thoughts on “Great Job, Mel

  1. Think it might have something to do with the fact that the stadium not only failed to provide adequate parking, but also destroyed what parking there was and isolated Wal-Mart from access to Snelling, all while bringing in thousands of cars that were likely to park during games at….what little parking was left at Wal-Mart?

    The degree to which city planners assume people will sit in a pile of vomit on the city bus just amazes me.

  2. I live on the East Side, and am new here as a contributor but not as a reader.

    The current University Avenue Wal-Mart actually started life as a K-Mart in the mid-late 1990s, and I remember shopping at this K-Mart once or twice during that era. I don’t shop at Wal-Mart (or Target), but patronized the nearby Herberger’s for years until it closed during the summer of 2018. I occasionally shop at the TJMaxx, Dollar Tree, and Cub Foods in the same strip mall.

    Personally, I would love to see the the University Avenue Wal-Mart become a Hy-Vee grocery store and plan to e-mail Hy-Vee about this possibility! Currently, our household uses Hy-Vee home delivery.

    I miss having Herberger’s and Sears in St. Paul. Although both still exist online, all the Herberger’s store brands and many of the Sears store brands are gone; store brands are usually what I liked about both retailers. To date I’ve replaced Herberger’s with Kohl’s online and Sears with JCPenney online, but as I understand, JCPenney especially is in trouble, in part due to negative leadership decisions. The other major threat to both stores, of course, is NWO would-be dictator J. Bezos. If Kohl’s and JCPenney close, I won’t have any affordable sources left for quality classic clothes.

    I would love to see a locally-owned department store like the old Golden Rule open in downtown St. Paul, but know I’m dreaming. . .

  3. I attended the public information meetings when light rail was proposed. The artist’s rendering of that location was a water color painting of a man in a suit and a woman in a skirt walking away from us, each holding the hand of a little girl in a dress who had the string of a balloon in one hand, as they walked along a winding path lined with lollipop trees under cotton candy clouds floating in a bright blue sky toward attractive storefront shops, possibly selling expensive cupcakes. I don’t recall seeing a fugly big-box retailer in the picture.

    I suspect eliminating Target’s competition was part of the plan all along. Now the City can build more low income housing to increase light rail ridership. Win-win!

  4. Ha! Now Mayor Mel is proposing a revamping of Ayd Mill Road. Right now, it’s, allegedly, the roughest road in St. Paul. The plan is to reduce the number of car lanes fro four to two and add bicycle lanes. Residents in the area are up in arms over the likelihood that more traffic will fly through the surrounding hoods. One Mac/Groveland resident suggested closing it down at both ends for a period to see what affect it has. Brilliant idea. Sheesh!

  5. Wal-Mart’s aggressive loss prevention program was bound to have a big impact on their customer traffic.

  6. The Walmart in Jay, Oklahoma (where my Dad lives, population 2,528) is not closing due to performance. This Walmart is more similar to a 20 year old K-Mart in terms of appearance inside the store

    The Walmart in Grove, Oklahoma (15 miles away from Jay – larger so has businesses that Jay does not, population 6,647) is not closing due to performance. This Walmart is similar to other recently remodeled Walmarts.

    Merchandise on the shelvs of both of those Walmarts is kept organized, and the stores are kept clean. Neither Brooklyn Park store, nor the St Paul store (at least the last time I went in a couple years ago) are kept organized and clean.

    Maybe “performance” is Walmart’s RACISSSSS code-word for “too many police calls and too much merchandise left the building without payment”.

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