{"id":397280,"date":"2026-04-14T03:26:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T03:26:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/397280\/"},"modified":"2026-04-14T03:26:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T03:26:07","slug":"walmart-to-close-three-montreal-area-locations-as-competition-tightens-with-maxi-super-c","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/397280\/","title":{"rendered":"Walmart to close three Montreal-area locations as competition tightens with Maxi, Super C"},"content":{"rendered":"

Walmart says it will close its Dorval store on July 17, making it the third location to close in the Montreal area this summer.<\/p>\n

The news comes just two weeks after the multinational chain announced plans to shutter locations on C\u00f4te-des-Neiges Rd. and in Pointe-aux-Trembles this June.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile these decisions are never easy, they are part of our ongoing efforts to ensure we meet the evolving needs of our customers and position our business for continued growth in Quebec,\u201d Walmart spokesperson Steeve Azoulay wrote in an email statement on Monday.<\/p>\n

Asked why this closure wasn\u2019t announced with the other two, Azoulay said \u201ceach location is unique and requires individual consideration.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to Charles de Brabant, a professor at McGill\u2019s Bensadoun School of Retail Management, the closures don\u2019t necessarily indicate that the company is struggling in Quebec, given that Walmart announced a $6.5 billion investment to open new stores in the province and employs 12,000 people across 70 Quebec stores.<\/p>\n

\u201cBefore, they may have been the only low-price retailer in a particular area. Now, there\u2019s growing competition, and then it\u2019s really a financial equation and a market share game. God knows, these American companies are unbelievably focused on those things,\u201d Brabant said in an interview.<\/p>\n

Throughout Quebec, there is \u201cclearly\u201d a growing strategic focus for grocery chains to invest in and expand discount stores, Brabant said, such as Loblaw Companies Ltd.\u2019 Maxi and Metro Inc.\u2019s Super C.<\/p>\n

Across from the Walmart at the Dorval shopping mall is a Maxi, a chain that has aggressively expanded in recent years and has grown increasingly popular in Quebec amid what Brabant calls an \u201caffordability crisis.\u201d<\/p>\n

Brabant added there seems to be a \u201cstrong appreciation among Quebec consumers\u201d of Canadian banners and Quebec banners, especially Maxi.<\/p>\n

Walmart was viewed for decades as a \u201ccommunity killer,\u201d Brabant said, but he believes this perception has changed in recent years given its prevalence \u201cin communities all over North America.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dayan Yanez, 41, a Dorval resident and mother of five, said the disappearance of Walmart just minutes away from her home is \u201creally sad for our community.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI always thought it was a big privilege for us to have everything nearby, and suddenly, today, we wake up and Walmart is gone,\u201d she said outside the Dorval Walmart, standing with three of her young children.<\/p>\n

She said there aren\u2019t many other options nearby for affordable school supplies and clothes, and the closure will result in her driving to a Walmart further away to meet her family\u2019s needs.<\/p>\n

Customer Carol Wilson, who grew up nearby and was visiting on her way to the airport, said the Walmart was the \u201canchor store\u201d of Les Jardins Dorval shopping mall.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s nothing left in the shopping centre,\u201d she said, pointing to the recent closure of the Hudson\u2019s Bay location that shared a parking lot with the Dorval Walmart.<\/p>\n

Manuel Lopez, 25, said the closure of Walmart Dorval is \u201cgoing to be hard.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ll need to drive around to Pointe-Claire or maybe Kirkland to get extra stuff. And it\u2019s a little bit annoying, because right now a lot of stuff right here is closing,\u201d he said in an interview.<\/p>\n

The company, which has been operating in Quebec since 1994, assured that customers in Dorval will \u201ccontinue to be well-served by our nearby stores, including Pointe-Claire, Kirkland, LaSalle, Jean Talon and Saint-Laurent, and through Walmart.ca.\u201d It also promises to offer all Dorval employees to continue working at nearby Walmart locations after the closure.<\/p>\n

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