Corporate Social Responsibility Report

In 2010, Walmart Canada continued its program to remodel existing stores with inbox conversions to create new-generation supercentres offering a more diversified one-stop-shopping experience.

Walmart Canada is keeping pace with emerging trends in the retail environment with our shift towards smaller store footprints and the inclusion of grocery departments.

The movement to a smaller footprint fits in perfectly with our sustainability vision to maximize both efficiencies and profit picture – in keeping with the classic Walmart business model. By integrating grocery departments into our stores, we can significantly grow a high-potential business to better serve our customers.

Reuse. Remodel. Refresh.

Our converted supercentres enable us to refresh both the merchandising mix and our store experience. The new store designs optimize space and business efficiencies by introducing higher volume departments and to cut less profitable lines.

We envision the Fresh Market concept will improve and diversify the overall shopping experience and build more repeat business by becoming a regular grocery destination for customers.

These new supercentres also affect our impact on the communities where we do business:

• A reduced emphasis on building bigger stores
• Saving on the materials-intensive construction process
• Expending less energy, reusing space and producing less waste
• Introducing our grocery business to a receptive public