Wal-Mart’s First Small Format Grocery to Open Oct. 4
September 24th, 2008
The showdown between Wal-Mart and Tesco starts October 4th in Phoenix, Arizona, where the first four Wal-Mart Marketside stores will open. Wal-Mart’s 15,000-square-foot, small-format grocery stores are seen as a direct competitor to the 78 Fresh & Easy stores Tesco has opened in western states this year. Reuters (Sept. 23, 2008)