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Amazon Alternatives?

Walmart has no stores or presence in Nunavut, if they want to address disparity in Canada that would be a place to start. The remote regions of Canada have real problems with jobs and basic necessities, including groceries.
 
Walmart has no stores or presence in Nunavut, if they want to address disparity in Canada that would be a place to start. The remote regions of Canada have real problems with jobs and basic necessities, including groceries.
Crappy Tire is everywhere. No groceries of course, maybe some bbq sauce.
 
Walmart teaming up with Shopify to grow their online marketplace:

Ugh, sounds like it’s trying to do a Best Buy, wherein the customers think they’re buying from Best Best, or Walmart when in fact you’re buying from any shister who‘s rented a piece of their marketplace. Might as well give your money to Amazon.
 
Walmart has no stores or presence in Nunavut, if they want to address disparity in Canada that would be a place to start. The remote regions of Canada have real problems with jobs and basic necessities, including groceries.
Since places as remote as the Hawaiian island of Kauai (the westernmost (and most isolated) of the major Hawaiian islands) has a (regular) Wal-Mart, Iqaluit can have a Wal-Mart, even if it's just a regular Wal-Mart. To be fair, Kauai alone has approximately twice as many people as all of Nunavut.

Kodiak Island in Alaska also has a regular Wal-Mart and the island has only approximately 13,000 people, further justifying an Iqaluit location for Wal-Mart.

The Kauai location is the westernmost Wal-Mart in the world.
 
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Kauai can also support a Costco. I'm sure the 1.2m visitors per year helps.

Since places as remote as the Hawaiian island of Kauai (the westernmost (and most isolated) of the major Hawaiian islands) has a (regular) Wal-Mart, Iqaluit can have a Wal-Mart, even if it's just a regular Wal-Mart. To be fair, Kauai alone has approximately twice as many people as all of Nunavut.

Kodiak Island in Alaska also has a regular Wal-Mart and the island has only approximately 13,000 people, further justifying an Iqaluit location for Wal-Mart.

The Kauai location is the westernmost Wal-Mart in the world.
 
Iqaluit is under 8,000 in population with no catchment area. I suppose if Wal-Mart figured it was profitable they would give it a go, but they would face the same supply chain issues that the existing retail (Arctic Co-Op, Northmart and a few independents) do; seasonal heavy shipments and year-round aircraft for lighter stuff and perishables. The cost of goods is directly linked to cost of shipping, not smiley face Mr. Rollback.
 
Iqaluit is under 8,000 in population with no catchment area. I suppose if Wal-Mart figured it was profitable they would give it a go, but they would face the same supply chain issues that the existing retail (Arctic Co-Op, Northmart and a few independents) do; seasonal heavy shipments and year-round aircraft for lighter stuff and perishables. The cost of goods is directly linked to cost of shipping, not smiley face Mr. Rollback.
Logistics are even easier in Alaska's Kodiak Island, which has a Wal-Mart.
 
Is the world's largest retailer letting Amazon set the rules?

Walmart+ trades the retail giant's "always low prices" promise for an exclusive convenience play that, so far, its online rival is winning.

Sept. 17, 2020

With the launch of Walmart+ this week, comparisons to Amazon Prime were inevitable. The subscriptions each cost roughly a C-note annually, and each comes with exclusive perks.

There are also plenty of differences.

For $119 per year, Amazon Prime subscribers get free two-day delivery on "millions of items," free one-day delivery on "more than 10 million items," free same-day delivery on orders above $35, the Netflix-like Prime Video streaming service (which also rents movies), unlimited digital photo storage and discounts at Whole Foods, among other benefits.

For $98 per year or $12.95 per month, Walmart+ subscribers receive unlimited free same-day delivery on more than 160,000 items including fresh produce and other groceries, household essentials and general merchandise. (This aspect of the program was previously known as "Delivery Unlimited," and those members are now automatically Walmart+ members, Walmart said in a blog post.) Walmart+ also includes discounts on fuel at various locations and access to "Scan & Go" in the Walmart app. (The latter allows customers to scan their items as they shop, then use Walmart Pay for touch-free payment in store.)

Walmart says more benefits are being added. But, given its relatively small assortment available for same-day delivery and the lack of less practical but more fun perks like streaming content, several observers have deemed Walmart+ a weakling against Amazon Prime.

 
Is the world's largest retailer letting Amazon set the rules?

Walmart+ trades the retail giant's "always low prices" promise for an exclusive convenience play that, so far, its online rival is winning.

Sept. 17, 2020

With the launch of Walmart+ this week, comparisons to Amazon Prime were inevitable. The subscriptions each cost roughly a C-note annually, and each comes with exclusive perks.

There are also plenty of differences.

For $119 per year, Amazon Prime subscribers get free two-day delivery on "millions of items," free one-day delivery on "more than 10 million items," free same-day delivery on orders above $35, the Netflix-like Prime Video streaming service (which also rents movies), unlimited digital photo storage and discounts at Whole Foods, among other benefits.

For $98 per year or $12.95 per month, Walmart+ subscribers receive unlimited free same-day delivery on more than 160,000 items including fresh produce and other groceries, household essentials and general merchandise. (This aspect of the program was previously known as "Delivery Unlimited," and those members are now automatically Walmart+ members, Walmart said in a blog post.) Walmart+ also includes discounts on fuel at various locations and access to "Scan & Go" in the Walmart app. (The latter allows customers to scan their items as they shop, then use Walmart Pay for touch-free payment in store.)

Walmart says more benefits are being added. But, given its relatively small assortment available for same-day delivery and the lack of less practical but more fun perks like streaming content, several observers have deemed Walmart+ a weakling against Amazon Prime.

Soon, Target would do the same for American customers and it would be great if Target's equivalent to Wal-Mart+ were to serve Canadian customers as well despite physical Target stores in Canada no longer existing.
 
I think Target is going to stay far away from Canada for some time to come.

Interestingly, our own retail juggernaut, Loblaws, has a subscription program too PC Insiders. Not as compelling as Prime, but it beat Walmart to market by a couple of years.
 

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