said by CXM_Splicer:Actually, Walmart does that quite often to deliberately destroy competition.
In fact, not only do they sell things that don't make money, they sell a lot of things at a loss for that exact reason.
Theirs TVs are sold at anywhere from 0% profit, to 10% loss, with the expectation on the employees to make that up by shoving equipment protection plans and other "addons"--such as 100% marked up HDMI cables, 90% marked up remote controls, or 40-60% marked up surge protectors--in your face at point-of-sale.
Next time you walk into a Walmart (or pretty much any retail store, for that matter), take notice where the Electronics department is located in relation to the entrance; it is likely tucked away in one of the far corners of the store, thereby forcing you to walk by other departments that might distract you on the way in/out.