Walmart Canada
Division of Walmart
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| 2024 | Walmart announces closure of the Toronto technology hub and relocation of staff to US locations, with pending layoffs. |
| 2023 | Walmart opened a new 140,000 square foot supercentre in Montreal, increasing total Canadian locations to 403. The company also invested nearly $1 billion to renovate stores and launch its 'Store of the Future' in Mississauga, Ontario. |
| 2022 | Walmart opens a technology hub in Toronto at the CBC Broadcast Centre. |
| March 15 2021 | Walmart Canada announced plans to close six stores and invest over $500 million to renovate more than 60 percent of its stores over the next five years. |
| December 22 2020 | The United States Department of Justice filed an official complaint against Walmart pharmacies for failing to comply with the Controlled Substances Act by inappropriately prescribing opioids and other restricted substances. |
| September 2019 | Walmart sold the Midtown land for $26.4 million. |
| July 2019 | The Walmart subreddit was flooded with pro-union memes in protest of an employee's firing for posting confidential material, highlighting ongoing tensions around Walmart's alleged anti-union stance. |
| May 2019 | Walmart was sued by the Center For Inquiry for selling homeopathic products alongside traditional medicine without proper labeling. |
| April 1 2019 | Centerbridge Partners and Stephen Smith closed the acquisition of Walmart Canada Bank, renaming it to Duo Bank of Canada. |
| 2018 | Walmart stopped selling firearms and ammunition to 18-20 year olds, which led to a lawsuit. |
| 2018 | In Alberta, Canada, a woman suffered a fatal heart attack in a Walmart store, with employees unable to locate an AED. This incident underscored the absence of AED machines in Walmart stores in the region. |
| September 2018 | Walmart Canada began offering same-day delivery at some locations through a partnership with Instacart. |
| July 2018 | Walmart was granted a patent for 'Listening to the Frontend', an audio surveillance technology designed to record employee and shopper interactions, potentially used to generate performance metrics based on sounds in the checkout area. |
| May 17 2018 | Walmart Canada announced a definitive agreement to sell Walmart Canada Bank to First National co-founder Stephen Smith and private equity firm Centerbridge Partners, L.P. |
| January 2018 | Walmart announced an increase of the minimum wage for U.S. employees to $11 per hour. |
| 2017 | Walmart was sued for selling fake craft beer labeled as being produced by the non-existent 'Trouble Brewery'. |
| 2017 | Walmart removed T-shirts implying violence against journalists after criticism from the Radio Television Digital News Association. |
| 2016 | Walmart committed to sourcing only cage-free eggs by 2025, though the 'cage-free' label remains inconsistent in the U.S. |
| November 28 2016 | Paola Gaviño, in coordination with animal protection NGOs The Humane League and Mercy For Animals, launched a multinational campaign highlighting Walmart's lack of a cage-free egg sourcing policy in Latin America. |
| July 2016 | Workers in multiple Chinese provinces went on unofficial strikes against Walmart's new working-hours scheduling system, protesting potential unlimited hours without overtime pay. |
| June 21 2016 | The City of Miami revoked Walmart's foundation permit, halting construction at the Midtown site. |
| January 2016 | Walmart broke ground with an allegedly illegal permit from the City of Miami. |
| 2015 | Walmart stopped selling military-style semi-automatic rifles like the AR-15. |
| 2015 | In Saskatoon, Canada, a 62-year-old man survived a heart attack in a Walmart parking lot with help from off-duty nurses, highlighting the store's lack of an AED machine. Walmart Canada acknowledged they have first aid trained staff but were still deciding on AED implementation. |
| 2015 | Walmart Canada disabled their online photo site, citing issues with a third-party vendor believed to be PNI Digital Media. |
| August 2015 | Walmart won their first court battle after two years of litigation challenging zoning variances and street reconfiguration. |
| May 8 2015 | Following Target Canada's bankruptcy, Walmart Canada announces intent to acquire 13 former Target locations and a distribution centre in Cornwall, Ontario. |
| January 2014 | Walmart closed the sale of the Midtown site for US$8.2 million. |
| November 2013 | Walmart's Midtown plan was upheld on appeal by the City Commission. |
| August 2013 | Walmart's redesigned plan was approved by Miami Planning and Zoning Director Francisco Garcia. |
| May 2013 | Walmart employees associated with OUR Walmart began what was claimed to be the first 'prolonged strikes' in Walmart's history. |
| February 2013 | Walmart's initial Midtown development plan was rejected. |
| 2012 | Walmart Canada launches the 'Urban 90' format of smaller Supercentres. |
| November 2012 | United Food & Commercial Workers and Walmart workers planned a nationwide Black Friday strike to protest low pay, increased health insurance premiums, and holiday working conditions. |
| 2011 | Walmart corporate declined to participate in a local program in Kirksville, Missouri, which aimed to place AEDs in various local businesses and community locations. |
| 2011 | Walmart Canada acquires leases of 39 Zellers stores from Target, converting some before Target Canada's launch. |
| October 2011 | Walmart purchased the Midtown Miami site for future development. |
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