Jun 16, 2026
Fans flocked into Walmart, which sits just across the street from Dallas Stadium in Arlington. “It’s well organized, and it’s pretty good,” shopper Joe Vujica said, who is from Croatia but lives in Canada. Another shopper also liked what they were finding. “World Cup jersey, so yo u can find Japanese t-shirts over there,” shopper Lawrence Lee said. “Everything is very localized, even has Cowboys on the t-shirt. So that’s very good for souvenirs.” Lee is from Japan but lives now in San Diego. Sunday’s game between the Netherlands and Japan brought an unbelievable amount of visitors into the store. “We treated it like we would treat a Cowboys game, but just on a bigger scale, because we know these games are bigger,” Walmart store manager Adrian Frazier said. “It’s not as many of them, and this thing only comes around every so often. So, we know it’s such a big deal. So, we treated it as such.” They are well-stocked and had to order more stuff. They also had to bring in more staff. “We do staff differently, we make sure, obviously, everybody can get through the front end,” Frazier said. “Obviously, there’s more security on a day like that; we want to make sure everybody’s safe.” A little further away in downtown Arlington, shops like Lacquer Box Nail Studio still enjoyed a flow of FIFA fans. “We had some Netherlands, and then we have some Japan. Yes, they came through. It was lovely to see them and welcome them in. Yes, it definitely boosts for us. We’re very happy and brought the attention to downtown Arlington, to our business.” Lacquer Box Nail Studio owner Champa Inthilath said. Regardless of what team wins inside Dallas Stadium, stores outside hoped to continue scoring big tourist dollars during the next games. ...read more read less
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