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"Out Of Stock on high volume sales items {in other words high turnover items not being out on the shelves} means Loss Of Sales."

You are completely right.

I make a Wal-Mart only list of things that I want to buy that I know Wal-Mart carries. I leave the store (every time) with at least 20% of the list unfulfilled because they're out of that item....those items could be out for weeks too.

The sad part is the managers are powerless to do anything about it. Like you I'll likely have to go elsewhere for at least 20% of my list and usually it's always the same items. Bentonville seems to micromanage every single aspect of every store. You can't contact Walmart Corp anymore as you could even about 15 years ago. You try and address an issue and you will get a courtesy call from a local store office worker who can not do nothing. Walmart's contacts ask you for store number so the complaint you may have is never seen in Bentonville but instead routed to the store number you use.

Two years ago for two weeks the motor oil shelf at the local Walmart was empty of both 5W30 & 10W30 motor oil in all brands. This is no excuses for having stocking issues like that. What if a building supply store decided not to stock 2X4's for a few weeks? Customers get mad and walk out. Their sales would suffer. Sam Walton would turn over in his grave over preventable issues like that. There wasn't a motor oil shortage. Regional product shortages hitting all retail stores are understandtable. That isn't the issue causing this though. Corporate Purchasers and those in charge of inventory are nickling and diming the stores to death.

If the Walmart store 5 miles down the road of a product the chances are the Walmarts within a 20 mile radius are also out. I don't even attempt another Walmart if one is out anymore.