Yeah, it’s just 5 hot chicks with ugly personalities, rolled into one giant package deal! 
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Even better.
Did you ever shop in a rich town? Could be for anything, but especially for food. The entire experience is different. The atmosphere is different. Much more upbeat and pleasant. No used diapers in the parking lot. A Walmart will attract the opposite. It’s very noticeable. Those are the two extremes. Most places are somewhere in between the two. Location is a big factor as well. But not for Walmart.
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Yes i have. You’ll know the place. Short hills 
. I get it but i guess it comes with the territory (not bragging just a jersey reference)
Won’t matter half the country won’t be able to buy it if they wanted to once AI and automation sweeps the nation.
This is the looming threat on the horizon and it’s rarely discussed.
We will all become revolutionary marxists whether we want to or not thanks to AI.
Yes, I’ve been there many times. Similar to when I go to delicious orchards in Colts Neck NJ is a far cry from going to a ShopRite in Lakewood. Night and day.
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The motivation for buying those gifts is love and this IMHO is what they lack most.
Nice OP @Guvnah
lol.
AI states
Target stores are facing challenges due to a combination of factors, including increased competition, particularly from Walmart, and shifts in consumer spending habits. Other issues include perceived declines in customer experience and product quality, internal operational inefficiencies, and a struggle to balance its brand identity with current economic pressures.
Competition and consumer behavior
Price-sensitive consumers: High inflation has driven shoppers to more price-competitive stores, and many are “trading down” to competitors like Walmart.
Stiff competition: Target faces stiff competition from other retailers as shoppers look for better value.
Internal and operational issues
Declining customer experience: Some customers report a decline in service and overall experience, causing them to shop elsewhere.
Inefficient logistics: Inefficient supply chain processes are seen as a waste of resources, leading to issues like out-of-stock items and higher costs.
Focus on fulfillment: There’s a perception that the company is over-allocating resources to fulfillment services like Drive Up, at the expense of in-store sales and experience.
Product quality concerns: Some shoppers have noticed a decline in product quality, with lower-quality “drop-shipped” items becoming more common.
Company and brand challenges
Loss of identity: Target is perceived by some as having “lost its identity” and struggling to connect with shoppers, partly due to a shift away from its previous strengths.
Balancing brand identity with current climate: Issues like its stance on diversity, which previously differentiated it, are now reportedly contributing to some of the friction it faces today.
Company culture changes: Some employees feel the company culture has shifted to be more metrics-driven and less enjoyable, affecting morale and customer service
nothing even remotely suggesting “woke” as their problem.
Allan
try the Acme in denville. now that is a classy grocery store. expensive as hell, but well worth the money.
Allan
I believe Walmart got rid of their DEI ■■■■■■■■ and they are doing just fine
Walmart had the sense to lay low on politics and controversial social policies in the first place.
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“My prediction is that work will be optional. It’ll be like playing sports or a video game or something like that,” Musk said. “If you want to work, [it’s] the same way you can go to the store and just buy some vegetables, or you can grow vegetables in your backyard. It’s much harder to grow vegetables in your backyard, and some people still do it because they like growing vegetables.”
I doubt that seriously. So long as people are valued as capitalist assets.
I think that’s the big question. Will people still be valued as workers? And what is Musk really saying here? Universal income?
Smirconsih had a professor on who sees 99% unemployment due to AI in a decade or so.
I’ve never heard of it. But I guess it is similar to Delicious Orchards in Colts Neck. Expensive!!
Did this professor speculate about how that would affect society or what we would do about it?
It’s either that or the whole place stays lit on fire all the time.
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