Talk:List of Walmart brands

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Redirects

I've turned a lot of really minor articles that were listed under WP:PROD into redirects to this article. Reason for doing so basically boils down to this: We don't need the article, but we do want something to sit in the space to "fill" it to make it less encouraging to start another minor article that's not going to go anywhere. SchuminWeb (Talk) 16:40, 24 August 2006 (UTC)[reply] 

Doesn't wal-mart also sell 725 originals and B.U.M equipment?

Removed info

Try to keep in mind this is first and foremost a list, not a full-fledged article. I removed some information about the peanut butter recall in the USA for this reason. There was a note about ConAgra being the maker of WM peanut butter, which although technically useful for the list, is probably not feasible to do for everything on the list. Schrei 12:32, 29 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Works for me, especially when you consider that ConAgra is only one of a number of places that makes GV PB for WM. SchuminWeb (Talk) 16:47, 29 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I agree with the change. The recall is not specific to Wal-Mart and does not need to be mentioned in an article about Wal-Mart. Tuxide 21:10, 29 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Does "Try to keep in mind this is first and foremost a list, not a full-fledged article" mean that product indcidents involving the brand should be removed? First, in April 2007, you removed the mention of Salmonella-poisoned Great Value brand peanut butter. Now, in October 2007, you have also removed information about Salmonella-poisoned Great Value brand turkey and chicken pot pies. So ... where can information about the history of "Product Incidents" concerning the Great Value brand name be displayed in Wikipedia? Must they go on the Wal-Mart page instead? Are you saying that there is no page on the Great Value brand at Wikipedia where such information can be shown? I am sincerely curious. cat Catherineyronwode 01:28, 15 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
In both cases, these involved products made by ConAgra Foods. It is mentioned on ConAgra's page about all the recalls. That's ultimately where it ought to go, because it's ultimately their product, but it's sold under a variety of labels. SchuminWeb (Talk) 02:47, 15 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
You are expecting the average reader to know that Great Value foods are made by ConAgra. How will they find out? I recall the public's shock and outrage during this year's pet food poisoning recall, when it turned out that more than 100 brands -- from high-end Science Diet to Wal-Mart's Old Roy brand -- were all made in the same factory. The subject of sub-contracting of foods and pet feed is important to readers, and it is on-topic for publishing in an encyclopedia article about Wal-Mart, in my opinion. cat Catherineyronwode 12:05, 15 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
As much as I hate defending Wal-Mart, in this case, you kind of answered your own question in your response to me. In both cases that you cited, it's one company making a product under a variety of brands. Thus it's not the retailer, but rather the manufacturer of the product. In other words, it's not a Wal-Mart issue. SchuminWeb (Talk) 18:13, 15 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I agree with catherineyronwode. Its clearly notable. The argument made by ScguminWeb that since they outsourced the manufacturing to another company, that the safety issues not longer apply is clearly wrong. They picked the company they choose to outsource it to. They have had several serious re-calls of their product. Its clearly notable. 68.188.25.170 (talk) 06:00, 21 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

ilo

In Wal-Mart, "ilo" means tools for listening to music and watching movies. In Toki Pona, "ilo" also means tool. Coincidence? Or am I crazy? --Damian Yerrick (talk | stalk) 18:32, 18 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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BetacommandBot (talk) 04:36, 12 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

What does this sentence mean?

...we are struck by the magnitude of mind-share Wal-Mart appears to hold in shoppers' minds when it comes to awareness of private label brands and retailers. Sentriclecub (talk) 14:03, 28 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Roadmaster to list

Roadmaster is Walmart's own brand/label for bicycles. I think they only sell one "style" - the Mountain Sport, for about 69.99 - it's gotta be the cheapest bike they sell. Aside from the "Quest" bike that they had limited quantities of, selling for $35-40 for Black Friday promotions. --67.34.188.252 (talk) 19:04, 4 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Marketed by Wal-Mart

Are the brands such as Great Value which are marketed by Wal-Mart actually products of the USA or are they imports? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.75.81.79 (talk) 14:05, 17 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Many of the Walmart store brand items are imports, but not all. Almost all candles are made in the USA and a good portion if not all of the food is as well. Just flip them over and read the packaging to make sure. IsaacSapphire (talk) 07:43, 18 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Defunct Walmart Brands and incompleteness of list

I've added a note that Metro 7 is no longer used. I think that some of the other brands listed may also be discontinued or have had name changes. I've also changed the text under the Life brand to reflect a statement from Jockey that discontinuing the women's line was Walmart's idea, not theirs. I added the George brand, which Walmart has used for quite a while, and I'm pretty sure that there are other brands not on the list. For one thing, if the Christmas "brand" is listed here, the Halloween one should be too.

Full disclosure: I'm a non-management hourly Walmart employee. IsaacSapphire (talk) 07:43, 18 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Relion redirects here but isn't mentioned anywhere within the article. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.113.165.100 (talk) 03:11, 3 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I don't want to edit the article without registering, but Dr. Thunder is still available at Walmart stores and on their website.

"Dr Thunder was a brand of soft drink produced for Walmart stores. It was originally called "Southern Lightning", but the name was changed to reflect its similarities to Dr Pepper. Since 2009, Walmart has sourced their store brand sodas from multiple companies, having previously exclusively used Cott Beverages as its manufacturer.[citation needed] The soda, as with all Walmart store brands, is also carried by Asda stores in the UK." — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.57.102.167 (talk) 03:33, 18 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Cinnamon Roll Oatmeal

I have been eating Great Value Cinnamon Roll instant oatmeal for years and can no longer find it in the local WalMarts. What happened to it? I sure miss it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.180.134.28 (talk) 13:43, 17 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Notability / Suitability of this article

There are probably too few notable entries for this to be a suitable topic for a list. Deletion is one possibility, another, if the sources can be found, would be to remove "List of" and rewrite as a non-list article. Peter James (talk) 21:42, 19 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Price First

I am a Walmart employee. I live and work in Missouri. The Price First brand is sold in our store. Receiving these products means the local distribution facility receives shipments with these products. It is also in our computers and we have no problem finding locations or ringing them up at registers. This means the brand is in our computers and is cross referenced with Great Value. Whether accidental or purposeful, it is sold in the US, therefore the "Sold exclusively in Canada" is incorrect. Should use the word Primarily.

Another topic of discussion might be Walmart vs. Wal-Mart. Although Wal-Mart is still an official Walmart trademark, the company uses Walmart for most situations. The large exception to this is the use of the squiggly in the Walmart Cheer to represent the hyphen. Interestingly, I recall the employee handbook using "Walmart" in the cheer. Will have to verify this when the book is found.— Preceding unsigned comment added by Zx9p12 (talk • contribs) 13:09, 8 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Solution: A List or Not?

This list would be notable as a list, of the products of the largest retailer. But many items warrant more information than others, but not enough for an article. A list should be organized, which this one isn't (yet).

So: how about a few main categories, such as foods, clothing, specialty goods. Within each category, brands should be strictly alphabetized, with fields for first-used/last-used-date (when available), other information common to all the brands (separated by punctuation only), followed by a description which will have varying length. Any other information should be in a linked "notes" section (distinct from the "references" section when a reference was available).73.81.150.145 (talk) 23:08, 6 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Backyard Grill -> Expert Grill

As a Walmart employee, I work back in the Garden Center where we sell grilling supplies, this year, when our shipment of spring and summer merchandise came in, it was labeled as "Expert Grill" rather than backyard, the items occasionally share a UPC. And the packaging is basically the same, black and red, the biggest change was Backyard to Expert. I suggest updating the list to reflect this change. --2601:154:C002:A910:2CDC:D900:C6F9:E412 (talk) 06:21, 13 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Blackweb (maker of mice and keyboards) appear to have done a runner

On June 11th 2019 Microsoft released a monthly update that disabled all bluetooth devices using "common encryption codes". They gave no prior warning (usually there's a 2 or 4 month warning ahead of time so manufacturers can adjust to changes). All of Blackweb's bluetooth devices used common encryption codes and stopped working (when turned on they cause a blue screen of death on any computer that "remembers" them and is within range). According to Microsoft manufacturers are expected to fix it on their end with an emergency driver update for their product, however rather than do that the Blackweb company seem to have simply disappeared. Their website doesn't come up (which isn't suspicious on it's own since it would be swamped with traffic) and their toll free number now alternately claims it is there but tries to trick you into needlessly pressing one (in response to a survey, hanging up on you if you won't take the survey), or claims the number no longer is in service and tries to trick you into pressing one to get the new phone number. Alternately claiming the number is still in service (first try) and no longer is in service (second try) is a huge red flag. Trying to get you to press one without a good reason is another big red flag (usually it means "despite what we've told you pressing one means it actually means we can hijack your phone and charge thousands of dollars of long distance to it"). This test of their phone and website was made on June 14th, 3 days after the Microsoft Updates debacle that started the problem. Of note: my attempt to return an affected mouse without recipt for in-store credit worked, so even if Blackweb are being crooks about the whole thing Walmart themselves seem to be doing the right thing. Or at least the people working the returns desk at my local Walmart are. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.67.123.123 (talk) 19:29, 14 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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