09-12-2025 23:46 via article.wn.com

It's a tale of two consumers this holiday season — and they're both at Walmart

Retiree Eileen Gowlak, 86, used to buy her clothes from Walmart when the retailer would have a big sale. But those days are over. “I noticed the clothing went up, and they don’t have the sales they used to have,” Gowlak said outside a store in North Bergen, New Jersey, in November. Watch NBC Bay Area News free wherever you are WATCH HERE Priced out of Walmart, Gowlak simply isn’t buying new clothes right now. She is prioritizing groceries, and she’s not alone. &ldqu
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