Walmart Canada
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| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
Number of locations | 403 |
Areas served | Canada |
Key people | Gonzalo Gebara (President & CEO) |
| Products | Retail items, discount items, groceries |
| Website | walmart.ca |
Walmart Canada is a Canadian chain of discount stores. They have headquarters in Mississauga, Ontario and Edmonton, Alberta. They have around 403 store locations in every province and territory of Canada except Nunavut. 344 of them being supercentres and 59 being discount stores.[1] They are the Canadian subsidiary of the U.S.-based conglomerate Walmart.
On January 14, 1994, Walmart entered the Canadian market after they purchased the discount retail chain Woolco Canada and made most of the stores in Walmarts.[2] It became the second-largest retail chain in Canada after doing this.[3]
On May 8, 2015, Walmart Canada bought 13 more stores when Target Canada went bankrupt.[4] On December 20, 2022, Gonzalo Gebara was announced as the new president and CEO of Walmart Canada.[5]
Walmart Canada has been criticized for being against unionization and intimidating employees that wish to, even closing stores when employees have tried to unionize in the past.[6][7]
Walmart Canada Media
Walmart logo used from 1981-1992 in the United States, and from 1994-2001 in Canada. A Vector version of this logo:
The previous Walmart logo. It has been in use from June 30, 2008 to January 13, 2025, still in use in some international markets and the storefronts of most locations in the United States, Canada Central America and Chile.
Walmart interior in Heartland Town Centre, Mississauga, Ontario
Walmart supercentre in Vaughan, Ontario.
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References
- ↑ Store finderWalmart Canada. Retrieved March 9, 2025.
- ↑ When Walmart set its sights on the Canadian marketCBC Archives. Retrieved March 9, 2025.
- ↑ Walmart Marks 25 Years in Canada Amid Challenges and SuccessRetail Insider. Retrieved March 9, 2025.
- ↑ Walmart to buy 13 former Target Canada stores and a distribution centreCBC News. Retrieved March 9, 2025.
- ↑ Gonzalo Gebara appointed as President and CEO of Walmart CanadaWalmart Canada. Retrieved March 9, 2025.
- ↑ For Labor, a Wal-Mart Store Closing in Canada Is a Call to ArmsThe New York Times. Retrieved March 9, 2025.
- ↑ Wal-Mart allowed to close unionized Saguenay store: SCOCCTV Montreal. Retrieved March 9, 2025.
