Well I wish them all the bad luck in the world.Wal-Mart opened two Canadian stores Wednesday that feature fresh produce, launching a battle that its supermarket competitors have long been dreading.
The Wal-Mart stores, one in London, Ont., and the other just outside Hamilton in Ancaster, Ont., are actually expansions of existing Wal-Mart stores, but carry an extra name on the storefronts — "Your Fresh Market."
In addition to an abundance of fresh food, each new Wal-Mart supercentre carries natural and organic products, offers take-out and prepared meals and has an in-house bakery and deli.
Wal-Marts in Canada have long carried some food. But so far, most of the offerings have been canned, boxed or frozen goods. Fresh produce was rare. Not any more.
Wal-Mart will open a third Your Fresh Market in Stouffville, Ont., next month and will follow that with others — first in the key Ontario battleground. Eventually, analysts expect a Canada-wide rollout.
It will be a battle between them and Real Canadian Superstore and Superstore will be in tough once Wal Mart starts opening more of these type of stores. It will also impact Safeway, Save-On, IGA etc and numerous smaller business's.
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