Walmart Canada Launches Major Expansion Initiative

Walmart Canada says it will spend about C$340 million ($273 million) building 29 supercenters, and enhancing distribution and e-commerce. The company says the investment will create about 5,000 jobs in construction, stores and supercenters, and add 230,000 feet of retail space. The added distribution centers will allow expansion of the company’s fresh food and e-commerce capacity. “Our mission is to provide multiple access points for customers to save money,” said CEO Dirk Van den Berghe.