Apparently it isn&#x27;t unique, it is a product of Walmart corporate interference into how each store individually operates.<p>Basically, no one, not even the Store Manager, has much flexibility in store pricing. Walmart corporate punishes stores by taking unapproved differences in pricing out of the store budget, and stores are all generally severely under-budgeted to begin with, so no store, especially not ours, is going to do it.<p>In poor areas like mine, Walmart doesn&#x27;t give the store the flexibility to compete. Not that I care about Walmart&#x27;s bottom line, but that can&#x27;t be very cost effective for those stores.