Reply #278: Not true...

[Solon]

The sporting goods associates are firearms dealers, not just any associate can just work back there, I know I worked sporting goods. You need to be trained to with NICS system for example. Not to mention being in line with federal and state laws in regards to properly regeristing the weapons in question, etc.

The reason I mentioned Hardlines is because they are the departments with the highest level of profitablity as well as being the departments that all stores have. L+G, Sporting Goods and Automotive are the specialized departments, and are also present and profitable, so they are also good targets. Grocery lines(NOT the Food department) aren't good targets because not every Wal*Mart is a supercenter, the nearest supercenter to me, as an example, is an hour away, yet we have about 4 Wal*Marts within a half hour of where I live. The last time a department was unionized for Wal*Marts in a region it was the Meat Packers in Supercenters, Wal*Mart shut down the entire Meat Packing department worldwide to prevent the adoption of any unions. Targeting hardlines, softlines even, as well as the other Specialized departments would be better targets, for they couldn't pull that particular stunt for them.