Walmart Execs Laugh All the Way to Bank as Wealthy Shoppers Flock to Wally World In Record Numbers..

Walmart has officially entered its eat the rich era, and the best part? The rich are lining up for it. The same people who used to turn their noses up at Walmart’s unflattering fluorescent lighting and bulk-packaged everything are now shamelessly filling their carts—whether it’s online, through curbside pickup, or, god forbid, in an actual store. And Walmart, of course, is milking it for everything it’s worth.

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In short, Inflation has slapped America across the face, and suddenly, even people making north of six figures started realizing that paying premium prices for the same Tide Pods and organic blueberries they could get at Walmart for cheaper was objectively dumb. Which is why funnily enough, something weird happened on the way to Walmart's latest earnings: households earning over $100,000 accounted for 75% of Walmart’s market share gains in Q3.

Talk about mind-blowing. Yet, while inflation had a major part in this audience shift, Walmart didn’t just sit back and wait for desperate rich people to come crawling—they remodeled stores, expanded their online selection, and turned Walmart+ into an actual threat to Amazon Prime. Now, you can get your groceries, premium beauty brands, and apparently even luxury handbags (read: Wirkin frenzy)  delivered to your door without ever admitting you shopped at Walmart. The shame is gone, and the money is flowing, baby!

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The real question though is how long will this last? Because we’ve seen this same movie before. The Great Recession had wealthy shoppers slumming it at Walmart until the economy bounced back and they ditched it like an ex they never really liked in the first place. Investors are already cautiously optimistic on the stock, which has soared 65.71 % in the past year, wondering if Walmart’s high-income glow-up is permanent or just another round of recession cosplay.

However, if you ask Wally World, to them, this time is different. And honestly? They might be right. Unlike before, Walmart isn’t just banking on people needing to save money—they’re offering convenience on a level that makes it stupid to leave. Between curbside pickup, same-day delivery, and a souped-up Walmart+ membership, they’ve locked in new customers with the one thing rich people love even more than their money: not having to waste their precious time.

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What’s more is that they’re doing all of this without alienating their core customers (a.k.a. The classy “people of Walmart” LOL). In short, Walmart knows its real identity—it’s still the place you go when you want cheap toilet paper, but now it’s also the place where you can impulse-buy a Reebok hoodie and a bougie scented candle while pretending you’re still a Target shopper. 

So with that, what happens next? Well, if Walmart keeps expanding its digital dominance, keeps making stores feel less like a chaotic hellscape, and keeps proving that rich people love a bargain as much as anyone else, then Target may want to start hanging up its cleats. For now though, only time will tell how much this growing trend actually grows but still, keep an eye on Walmart going forward—and as always, stay safe and stay frosty, friends! Until next time…

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