“Walmart” in Japan
Walmart finally made it to Japan under a different name – Seiyu. Here’s the AP wire. Sad.
A massive single-floor store like the Super center is so unusual that benches had to be placed in some spots to accommodate Japanese who complained they needed a rest.
Odd – I always find myself walking more in this city than in the U.S. But then again, this is Numazu we’re talking about – if it’s anything still like how it was during a 5th grade exchange program, one definitely gets bored of walking :)
May 6th, 2004 at 1:18 am
Great! build a walmart out in the middle of nowhere, where it’s not all that appreciated, and smash all the little mom & pop businesses around! what is with the obsession to be more americanized? i think japan is beautiful just the way it is; there’s no reason to have 2 americas, one is enough! i bet this walmart won’t be that successful…just my speculation…
May 6th, 2004 at 1:22 am
Great! build a walmart out in the middle of nowhere, where it’s not all that appreciated, and smash all the little mom & pop businesses around! what is with the obsession to be more americanized? and if it’s not coming from the japanese side, what’s with the obsession to impose on others? look what it did for countries like cuba (pre-1959) and the congo. i think japan is beautiful just the way it is; there’s no reason to have 2 americas, one is enough! i bet this walmart won’t be that successful. there already are a lot of cheap ‘everyday low price’ type stores. if walmart tries to infiltrate tokyo or any other major city, it won’t do well. we already have stores like Don Quijote, Daie (sp?), and huge supermarkets. (just me, ranting and raving) :-P