Arkansas-side grocery store update

I never reported back on my return trip to Albertson's after the first of the year. I was the last shopper (at least at Albertson's) on New Year's Eve to purchase groceries tax free (12/31 receipt here). I went back on Thursday and bought the same items to see the difference with taxes (1/3 receipt here), and the turkey went on sale, making the purchase with taxes cheaper. I'm sure there's a point in there somewhere. Here are pics of the Wal-Mart and Albertson's parking lots on the Arkansas-side. These were taken early Thursday afternoon, and it's good to see some traffic at both stores.




My informal polling tells me that while several people will drive to the Texas-side to purchase groceries, others will continue shopping on the Arkansas-side. We won't know of the impact for sure until we see some financial figures from area grocers. I'll be speaking to the local retired federal employees association next week, so I look forward to getting more feedback on this issue.