Walmart Getting Serious About Tools in 2026?

[Aaron_W]

I won't argue with that point one bit.

However, I believe they would have improved their bottom line with that fore thought of an investment to follow through on....

Agree, at this point Walmart is just known for being a cheap one stop shop and that is it.

 

[JeepYJ]

Agree, at this point Walmart is just known for being a cheap one stop shop and that is it.

At this point? That’s been their whole Schtick since day one. And it seems to work for them.

 

[Aaron_W]

At this point? That’s been their whole Schtick since day one. And it seems to work for them.

We didn't get Walmart in California until the 90s and by then they were certainly going for cheap, but I don't think that was always their model.

 

[four.cycle]

Tools probably make up an infinitesimally small amount of Walmarts profits

More to the point:
Hand tools were always one of the lower margin items sold in a retail setting.
Traditionally, that's the way the pricing was structured:
Hand tools = you were lucky to clear a 40% net margin
Air freshners, car wax, chrome widgets = 70% - 80%
It's still that way, just not set up the same as far as distribution levels.
Not as much money to be made on tools as on laundry detergent, diapers, and coffee pots.
Retailer will always go where the profit is.
Tools are just a "sideline" thing they offer as a convenience in an attempt to keep all of that customer's purchases "in house".

 

[zendriver]

I don’t go to Lowe’s often but when I do, it seems like they have the same dust covered piles of craftsman tools. They had there the last time.

Walmart is a discount retailer and I’m hard-pressed tell a company that has 550 billion a year revenue. They don’t know what they’re doing.

Besides, we all know that nowadays,the name, “craftsman”evokes emotion and very little else

Besides Walmart slaps the name “hyper tough “on all kinds of inexpensive tools and sells them relatively cheap prices

That’s pretty much what Walmart does.

 

[whateg01]

Well, this explains it

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I really thought they were going to pull some hair from the wheel

 

[JeepYJ]

We didn't get Walmart in California until the 90s and by then they were certainly going for cheap, but I don't think that was always their model.

Walmart has always been a discount retailer. High volume low margin has always been their thing.