Set to open in 2024, the 457,000-square-foot facility will serve as a hub for both the province and Atlantic Canada. It’s expected to create 225 permanent jobs after construction. The retail giant will also spend $330 million on renovating more than 80 of its stores across the country. (The Logic)
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Set to open in 2024, the 457,000-square-foot facility will serve as a hub for both the province and Atlantic Canada. It’s expected to create 225 permanent jobs after construction. The retail giant will also spend $330 million on renovating more than 80 of its stores across the country. (The Logic)
Talking point: The fulfillment centre will be in the Montreal exurb of Vaudreuil-Dorion, whose proximity to highways and relatively cheap rent has made it and the nearby area home to a burgeoning number of distribution centres like Amazon, Canadian Tire and FedEx. In 2020, Walmart Canada announced a five-year, $3.5-billion investment in the country. It also unveiled plans earlier this year to establish a Toronto tech hub, where it will add “hundreds of new jobs.”
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