Out of the stores that Walmart is shutting down in California region, few of the stores were doing very well and located in the best areas for their customer base in So. Cal. Then there were some stores that were just redesigned. This makes me think if it could again be union-related issues in California.

Reference to previous sudden closure in Pico Rivera in So. Cal.: http://ktla.com/2015/04/16/sudden-closure-of-pico-rivera-wal...