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Originally Posted by phil235
According to Wikipedia, so it must be true, the roll-out was quick:
Walmart Canada was established in 1994 from the acquisition by Walmart Stores Inc. of 122 Canadian leases of Woolco, a troubled subsidiary of Woolworth Canada. [5][6] The same year, these Woolco stores were renovated and converted into the Walmart banner
A big difference seems to be that Walmart didn't close the stores for 1-2 years before re-opening. They likely never lost the Wooco clientele. Another difference is that they kept the Woolco staff.
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Many who work in Walmart even today were still originally hired by Woolco. All renovations were done with stores open too, mostly in the summer and fall of 1994.