12 Reasons to Shop at Walmart (Even If You Hate Walmart)

Let's be honest: Many shoppers have a love-hate relationship with Walmart. Prices are competitive (love), but the giant retailer consistently receives low marks in customer satisfaction surveys (hate). And yet, 265 million shoppers worldwide still visit its stores every week, so Walmart must be doing something right. If, like me, you abandoned Walmart years ago, it may be time to reconsider. The Bentonville, Ark.-based company has been fast remaking itself, sending shots over the bows of rivals ranging from Target and Amazon to just about every supermarket chain within shouting distance, including Aldi, Safeway, Kroger and even upscale Whole Foods.

Changes are happening both online and in-store. In an effort to accelerate its e-commerce business, Walmart paid $3 billion for online retail giant . It also spent $16 billion buying the Indian online retail powerhouse Flipkart. In addition, it revamped . The efforts are paying off. According to estimates from eMarketer, Walmart's e-commerce sales will increase 33% in 2019, giving it a 4.6% share of total retail e-commerce sales.