Not too long ago, Walmart announced they will be launching a campaign to make their stores more organized, providing a "cleaner" shopping experience. This entails taking out certain displays and end caps making for wider aisles and room to visually browse products. Word on the street is that the toy aisle will be heavily affected to this new change, meaning less toys and collectibles to hunt for. Sure enough, the action-figure community, including scalpers, were up-in-arms. Where will toy-hunters and scalpers go to find rare MOC collectibles. On a broader scope, those most affected will be the toy manufacturers, as Walmart is a strong vendor for revenue.
Walmart fired back with this statement:
"Walmart has no new plans to reduce allocated shelf space for toys companywide, and any story or rumor to the contrary is false. Store assortments and quantity levels at Walmart stores will differ based on consumer demand and product trends, as well as seasonal and geographical differences. We will continue to be a leading destination for affordable, high quality toys in the markets we serve."
So let me get this straight. Walmart had the power to put mom-and-pop toy shops out of business, essentially being king-of-the-castle as toy sellers. Now they have the power to limit what toys we can buy? Sounds awfully sketchy to me.
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