{"id":58165,"date":"2017-03-09T12:42:02","date_gmt":"2017-03-09T17:42:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/depquebec.com\/?page_id=58165"},"modified":"2017-03-29T18:05:09","modified_gmt":"2017-03-29T23:05:09","slug":"walmart","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/depquebec.com\/en\/chain-profiles\/walmart\/","title":{"rendered":"Walmart"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Two decades after opening its first store in Canada, Walmart<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0started opening its first Qu\u00e9bec’s “Supercentre” in 2011, which include\u00a0a quite large\u00a0grocery store (source: Les Affaires<\/a>). Since then, its network of Supercentre<\/strong> store\u00a0has grown steadily, attaining today 53 Supercentres<\/strong> out of a total of 71 Walmart<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0stores, a ratio that continues to grow.<\/p>\n

The Supercentres<\/strong> have an impressive food section including fruits and vegetables, meat counters, deli meats, bakeries, and take-out food. They include both goods normally available in Walmart<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and a full grocery store (fruits, vegetables, meat, fish and bakery). They are recognizable by their two distinct entrances. However once inside, no wall separates the food (20% of the space) from the general merchandise (80%).<\/p>\n

This expansion, coupled with the arrival of Costco<\/strong><\/a>, has put great pressure on the three large Quebec food chains (Loblaw<\/strong><\/a>, Sobeys<\/strong><\/a> and\u00a0Metro<\/strong><\/a>), given the slow growth of the population. “Their profit margins have been shaken. It is not that we are looking for\u00a0a price war, it is our mission [to have low prices],” says Chantal Glenisson, who observes “more aggressiveness in circulars”<\/em> and “more loyalty cards”<\/em> (source: La Presse<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Network Profile<\/h4>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t
BANNER<\/center><\/th>
TYPE<\/center><\/th>
TOTAL<\/center><\/th>
WITHOUT GAS<\/center><\/th>
WITH GAS<\/center><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Walmart Supercentre<\/a><\/strong><\/center><\/td>
Supermarket<\/center><\/td>
53<\/strong><\/center><\/td>
53<\/center><\/td>
0<\/center><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

Corporate Profile<\/h4>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
Name:<\/th>Walmart<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Ranking (chains):<\/a><\/td>13th of 20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Number of stores (Supercentre only):<\/td>53<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Description:<\/td>Worldwide chain of discount supermarket stores.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Foundation date:<\/td>1950 by Sam Walton in Bentonville, Arkansas.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Number of employees:<\/td>2.3 million across the world<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Main Executive:<\/td>Doug McMillon, pr\u00e9sident et chef de la direction<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Head Office:<\/td>Bentonville, Arkansas<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Website:<\/td>Walmart Canada<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Two decades after opening its first store in Canada, Walmart\u00a0started opening its first Qu\u00e9bec’s “Supercentre” in 2011, which include\u00a0a quite<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"parent":58168,"menu_order":22,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-58165","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t