walmart decided to reduce their skus to make more money off their private label and cut costs. i heard that one of target's higher ups took over their presentation guidelines, including the decluttering.
their meat is actually purple when its first processed because it is packaged using "map" , where they seal it with nitrogen/co2 mix to preserve it longer. so the meat isn't as fresh. plus, since it looks purple because of the lack of oxygen, most of the places use dyes to make it more red and "fresh like". i LOVED the meat dept at the foodland in tuscumbia. always great cuts and service. wish it wasn't so far to drive from where i am now.