Walmart’s closing has created a unique experience for bargain-seeking shoppers.
Bosses closed its Waterworks outlet in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in November.
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Items in the store will then be put up for auction online starting tomorrow, January 3rd at 9am.
According to CBS News, among the products listed are folding tables, chairs, forklifts and basketball hoops.
Shoppers can bid on items such as stock carts, trolleys, shredders, and microwave ovens.
Lucky Americans need to stave off the competition before they can get their bargain.
They’ll have a chance to see what’s in store today from 3pm to 6pm.
Judd Grafe, president of Grafe Auction Co., told the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. You can access those items.
“A lot of good things could come out of this closure.”
Auction rules require bargain hunters to complete payment by January 4th.
And you can collect items from January 4th to January 9th.
Walmart executives have announced that Waterworks supermarkets will close in October.
“This decision was not made lightly and was made only after a thorough review process,” spokeswoman Felicia McCranny said.
“Our decision was based on several factors, including past and current financial performance, and is in line with the criteria that guide our strategy of closing underperforming locations.”
More than 100 staff were affected by the closure and employees were allowed to move to another store.
The supermarket closed after 20 years of business.
WPXI says there are eight superstores within a 20-mile radius of the Waterworks site.
More than 10,000 Walmart employees have been affected by store closures in recent years, according to Lazabi Shopping.
Over the past six years, the retail giant has closed 269 stores worldwide. 154 of those stores were in the United States.
The states hardest hit by recent shutdowns are Texas, North Carolina, and Arkansas.
29 stores were closed in Texas and 17 stores were closed in North Carolina.
Boss has closed more than 10 stores in Arkansas in recent years.
In May of this year, Walmart bosses closed a store in Guildford, Connecticut.
Meanwhile, another store in Louisville, Kentucky closed in April.
Then, in the same month, his boss decided to close the shop in Bellevue, Washington.
Meanwhile, Walmart CEO Doug McMillon has warned that stores may have to close amid “historically high” levels of shoplifting, which could push prices higher.
He told CNBC Squawk Box last month:
The executive also worries that customers could be adversely affected in the long run as prices could rise and stores could be forced to close.
Walmart is estimated to lose as much as $3 billion a year to thefts, according to Reuters.
