Etiket: Walmart
Walmart launches program to recycle reusable shopping bags
Walmart Canada is launching a cross-Canada pilot program to allow customers to recycle their reusable shopping bags. Published yesterday at 2:13 p.m. Under this program, customers will be able to…
Walmart in Quebec: 30 years of bipolarity
If you knew the Woolco stores, with their tempting and frenetic $1.44 days, I regret to tell you that they were replaced by Walmart 30 years ago now. It was…
The Blue Basket, Amazon or… Walmart?
The Blue Basket site is spinning a very bad story at the moment. It doesn’t have the prices or variety to compete with giant Amazon. Neither the warehouses nor the…
Grocery Store Code of Conduct | Commons committee threatens Loblaw and Walmart with legislation if they don’t cooperate
(Ottawa) The Commons committee studying food prices is urging Loblaw and Walmart to adhere to the voluntary code of conduct for grocery stores, otherwise the measure could be enshrined in…
Walmart will offer shares to US store managers to retain them
(New York) Walmart is further improving benefits for its U.S. store managers, as the nation’s largest retailer and private employer seeks to retain executives and attract new ones in a…
Walmart abandons its distribution center project in Vaudreuil-Dorion
Walmart Canada is abandoning its plan to open a new distribution center in Quebec in Vaudreuil-Dorion, in the Montreal region, the retailer announced. The project was to represent an investment…
Investment of 100 million | Walmart abandons its distribution center project in Vaudreuil-Dorion
(Vaudreuil-Dorion) Walmart Canada is abandoning its plan to open a new distribution center in Quebec in Vaudreuil-Dorion, in the Montreal region, the retailer announced. Published at 11:39 a.m. The project…
Walmart abandons its $100M Vaudreuil-Dorion project: “We have decided to accelerate upgrades to our existing network”
Vaudreuil-Dorion will ultimately not have its $100 million order processing center from the American giant Walmart announced last year because the American multinational now prefers to modernize eight stores on…
Modernization | Walmart Canada invests $1 billion
Walmart Canada announces that nearly a billion dollars will be invested this fiscal year in a series of projects aimed at modernizing the retail giant’s presence in Canada. Posted at…
Big blow for Les Produits du Québec: the organization will team up with Walmart
The line has only been in the water for 15 months and already some big catches have been made. The only team in Quebec that certifies the authenticity of products…
Buy local at Walmart | The duty
The certification body Les Produits du Québec wants to help Quebecers buy local at Walmart. These two entities announced Monday a partnership to highlight local producers in the Quebec branches…
Ohio | Shooter fires at Walmart, possibly injuring people
(Beavercreek) A shooter opened fire Monday night at an Ohio Walmart, but police did not immediately confirm reports that several people were injured. Published yesterday at 11:51 p.m. The attack…
Texas Walmart shooting | The culprit will pay millions to his victims
(Austin) A white Texas gunman, who killed 23 people at a Walmart in 2019 after speaking out against Hispanic takeover of the government and economy, has agreed to pay more…
Walmart raises its forecast thanks to higher spending on its shelves
(New York) The American supermarket chain slightly raised its forecast for the full year on Thursday in the light of continued growth in consumer spending on its notoriously inexpensive products.…
Electric vehicles | Walmart wants to create thousands of fast-charging stations in the United States by 2030
(New York) U.S. retail giant Walmart plans to install “thousands” of electric vehicle fast-charging stations at its U.S. store locations by 2030, according to a statement on Thursday, which will…
Walmart Canada is not looking to profit from inflation, assures its CEO
The president and CEO of Walmart Canada says the retail giant is not trying to cash in on soaring food inflation. Gonzalo Gebara spoke Monday evening before a parliamentary committee…
Walmart Canada not looking to cash in on rising food prices, says CEO
(OTTAWA) The president and CEO of Walmart Canada says the retail giant is not trying to cash in on soaring food inflation. Posted at 8:09 p.m. Gonzalo Gebara spoke Monday…
Walmart did better than expected at the end of 2022, but its forecasts disappoint
(New York) U.S. supermarket chain Walmart did better than expected over the holiday season, but its 2023 forecast disappointed Wall Street as inflation weighs on consumer spending. Posted at 7:42…
A Walmart turns into a hotel for customers stranded by the storm
A quick errand at Walmart turned into an overnight adventure for dozens of shoppers across southern Ontario when conditions that impaired road visibility kept them from leaving the store. The…
At a Walmart in Virginia | Authorities release note from shooter
(Washington) The authorities of the city of Chesapeake published Friday a text written by the author of the shooting which made six dead in a supermarket Tuesday, and in which…