Wal-Mart Supercentres

AGEsAces wrote:back to the WalMart issue .

I'm surprised at this recent announcement.

WalMart has long said they would not implement SuperCentres into areas which don't allow 24/7 shopping.
Currently, they are not allowed this in Manitoba. The false-advertising on their stores that say "24 Hours" is actually 24/6 1/2 because of the stupid Sunday limitations.

I'm curious if some deal has been struck Provincially to get that law changed which hasn't been brought forward yet.

AGEsAces wrote:back to the WalMart issue .

I'm surprised at this recent announcement.

WalMart has long said they would not implement SuperCentres into areas which don't allow 24/7 shopping.
Currently, they are not allowed this in Manitoba. The false-advertising on their stores that say "24 Hours" is actually 24/6 1/2 because of the stupid Sunday limitations.

I'm curious if some deal has been struck Provincially to get that law changed which hasn't been brought forward yet.

holly golightly wrote:Not impossible to do if you do your research. We buy all of our bread products from Tall Grass Prairie and they use primarily organic locally grown grains and state it on their web site. We use a local butcher who for the most part buys his meat from local farms, chicken and pork (we don't eat beef so not sure where he buys his beef from). When the opportunity presents itself we buy all of our produce from local farmers and farmers markets. Yes it may be more expensive in the beginning planning stage because we have to drive to more than one location but if you plan accordingly, it can be done very effeciently. I also appreciate the fact that sometimes people can't do the 100 mile challenge because of time constraints and for us here in Winnipeg, location, but you can do your best to try to do it as much as possible. Just by making the choice in the local Sobey's or Safeway to read the labels and find out where the item was produced, locally in Manitoba, Canada or if it was imported from outside of Canada can be one way to do your part to reduce the carbon footprint. As well if you look at the products that are imported from outside of Canada, were the imported using the fair trade policy (like the fair trade coffee being sold in most grocery stores). It only takes a few times to do the reading to know which products can become part of your "100 mile challenge". If we all were to do it as much as possible, especially in the summer months with the farmer's markets, maybe the scenario of Peak of the Market monopoly would not be such an issue. One of the other benefits of the 100 mile challenge can be the "road trips" you get to go on in the summer time. They can be fun as you get to see places that you wouldn't normally go to. And it also allows for some great family time.

Pavolo wrote:Yed the goverment should have made it a requirment to stock a certain percentage of local product and suppliers . Wall Mart buys from all over and most of it out side Canada .

Deank wrote:Lets pretend for a moment that was a rule in place. what exactly would Walmart stock? Its not like Manitoba manufactures much in the way of clothing any more so would walmart have to set up a manufacturing outlet just to be able to meet its stocking requirements?

Pavolo wrote:Yed the goverment should have made it a requirment to stock a certain percentage of local product and suppliers . Wall Mart buys from all over and most of it out side Canada .

Triniman wrote:

Deank wrote:Lets pretend for a moment that was a rule in place. what exactly would Walmart stock? Its not like Manitoba manufactures much in the way of clothing any more so would walmart have to set up a manufacturing outlet just to be able to meet its stocking requirements?

Furniture. I happen to know of a guy who may or may not be Mossad but has a local furniture manufacturing business. He also likes blond bimboes who know there way around a BBQ, I'm told.

toban71 wrote:

Pavolo wrote:Yed the goverment should have made it a requirment to stock a certain percentage of local product and suppliers . Wall Mart buys from all over and most of it out side Canada .

I respectfully disagree, sir.
Canada will not proper from protectionist policies. A free market economy is the way to go.

grumpyrom wrote:

toban71 wrote:

Pavolo wrote:Yed the goverment should have made it a requirment to stock a certain percentage of local product and suppliers . Wall Mart buys from all over and most of it out side Canada .

I respectfully disagree, sir.
Canada will not proper from protectionist policies. A free market economy is the way to go.

I respectfully disagree, some protectionism is a good thing. You can't have all our crap being made overseas just because the free market dictates that is the cheapest and most profitable method.

What happens when we import all our goods because that's what's cheapest, and we make nothing? You think this economy can survive on service and knowledge industries alone? Who will buy those services once all the people who actually make anything are out of business or unemployed?

grumpyrom wrote:

toban71 wrote:

Pavolo wrote:Yed the goverment should have made it a requirment to stock a certain percentage of local product and suppliers . Wall Mart buys from all over and most of it out side Canada .

I respectfully disagree, sir.
Canada will not proper from protectionist policies. A free market economy is the way to go.

I respectfully disagree, some protectionism is a good thing. You can't have all our crap being made overseas just because the free market dictates that is the cheapest and most profitable method.

What happens when we import all our goods because that's what's cheapest, and we make nothing? You think this economy can survive on service and knowledge industries alone? Who will buy those services once all the people who actually make anything are out of business or unemployed?