[Retric]

For a few weeks possibly, but most of their items can be ordered online and their failure would open many doors for new stores.

Also, the overwhelming majority of people are driving to Walmart so even if significantly less convenient they can also drive somewhere else.

[LeoTinnitus]

It would open many doors over the course of a few decades of market correction. Just cause walmart closes shop doesn't mean local poor people suddenly have the capital to start a business and compete. It's why ghost towns are still a thing. When the oil derrick town dries up, the driller who now lost his job isn't gonna just start drilling for oil now.