Most popular "brand"
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Fun fact - Walmart has very little of the "low-end" connotations that it does in the U.S.
Broadly - there's much less segmentation across retailers in Canada (both high-end and low-end).
Target entered Canada and flamed out, because they didn't really have a compelling position.
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@george-k said in Most popular "brand":
@xenon said in Most popular "brand":
Walmart has very little of the "low-end" connotations that it does in the U.S.
Are the stores basically the same, however? Same decor, same stock, same old geezers being "greeters?"
They have the "roll-back prices" logo. Same decor. Same geezers, yes.
Retail prices are higher and product range is lower.
But I think the strategy is slightly different. One of the first Walmarts I went to was a part of a mall.
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@xenon said in Most popular "brand":
Fun fact - Walmart has very little of the "low-end" connotations that it does in the U.S.
When I was in South Korea, Walmart had a big "move" into the market there.
They actually failed there, and ended up removing themselves from the South Korea completely.
Not sure if they tried to "import" their US model to South Korea, but what ever they did, it did not work.
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@xenon said in Most popular "brand":
Fun fact - Walmart has very little of the "low-end" connotations that it does in the U.S.
That's correct. The reason Wal-Mart is popular here is because it's close to being the only department store still operating. Even that Canadian icon of department stores, The Bay, appears to be on its last legs. When it is gone, Wal-Mart pretty much has the market all to itself. The one area in which Wal-Mart however did fail and, at least around these parts, has shut down is automotive parts and repair. Couldn't compete at all with Canadian Tire or the local tire, brake and alignment franchises and shops. I heard that one of the problems Wal-Mart had was that it couldn't attract qualified mechanics to come and work for them.
