By Melissa Mancini, Nelisha Vellani, CBC News, October 25, 2016 Marketplace finds discarded food well before the best-before date; retailer calls it unfit to consume Doughnuts and pastries. Stalks of still-crunchy celery. Bags of bright, plump oranges. It sounds like a shopping list, but it was all in Walmart’s garbage. CBC’s Marketplace went through trash bins… Continue reading Here's how much food Walmart throws away over 12 days
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Walmart Canada's Visa ban expands to Manitoba from Thunder Bay
By CBC News, September 15, 2016 All 16 stores in the province will stop accepting Visa cards on Oct. 24 Walmart’s high-profile fight with credit company Visa is apparently still raging, as the retailer announced Thursday that all of its stores in Manitoba will no longer accept Visa cards starting next month. Beginning Oct. 24,… Continue reading Walmart Canada's Visa ban expands to Manitoba from Thunder Bay
Walmart on a quest to be Canada's No. 1 grocer
By Sophia Harris, CBC News, August 13, 2016 Walmart continues to steal customers from traditional supermarkets Lucy Martins’ shopping cart is full of food and a few toiletries. She’s loading up for a family road trip and chose to do it at Walmart. “Easier for me, one shot deal,” she explains. Martins says she’s at… Continue reading Walmart on a quest to be Canada's No. 1 grocer
Walmart set to begin Visa ban today from stores in Thunder Bay, Ont.
By Ross Marowits, The Canadian Press, July 18, 2016 MONTREAL — Three Walmart stores in Thunder Bay, Ont., are no longer accepting Visa, the payment company said Monday as it encouraged its customers to take their business elsewhere. After months of negotiations, Walmart said last month it would eliminate Visa as a payment option at… Continue reading Walmart set to begin Visa ban today from stores in Thunder Bay, Ont.