Walmart India opens its 21st Cash & Carry Store in Agra
Agra, Aug 12: Walmart India, the wholly-owned subsidiary of world’s largest retailer, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., today announced the opening of its 21st Cash & Carry store in the country. It is the second Best Price Modern wholesale store in Agra and the fourth in the state of Uttar Pradesh. The new store simultaneously got integrated with the e-commerce platform, making it the 21st Best Price store to go online.
Spread over 60,000 square feet area, the store is situated at Sikandra Industrial Area in Agra and offers a large assortment of products at competitive prices and quality. Thousands of Walmart India’s business members of Agra & nearby areas will be able to access both stores seamlessly as these are one-stop-shops for businesses such as kiranas, restaurants, hotels, caterers, fruit and vegetable resellers, offices and institutions and other businesses. The assortment, service and store layout of the store is customized to specific needs of members who can walk in and source high quality products in the quantities they need and at the time they require.
Environment friendly practices like usage of green energy (natural gas), LED lights, water recycling through Sewage Treatment Plant and ground water recharging through collection of storm water have been incorporated.
Announcing the Store launch, Krish Iyer, President & CEO, Walmart India said, “I am very excited about opening the 21st Cash & Carry store in India. It reiterates our commitment to India and our growth plans. Setting up a second store in Agra and fourth one in the state of Uttar Pradesh reinforces our belief in the ease of doing business here in UP under the leadership of State Chief Minister Shri Akhilesh Yadav. Our Best Price store will also help our kiranas members and other business members to efficiently manage their inventory and lower their operational costs, thereby helping people save money so they can live better. While growing the business, we will continue to invest in the supply chain infrastructure and supplier development, focusing on the growth of small and medium manufacturers, helping grow our farmer suppliers, setting new benchmarks in the cash and carry business and creating thousands of local jobs. I am also happy that we are simultaneously extended the e-commerce platform to our members. We are very delighted with the progress of our Cash & Carry business in India and are committed to grow our business the right way.”
Best Price Modern Wholesale store stocks over 5000 items, including a wide range of fresh, frozen & chilled foods, fruits and vegetables, dry groceries, personal and home care items, hotel and restaurant supplies, apparel, office supplies, electronic goods, and other general merchandise items.
Uttar Pradesh is an important sourcing destination for Walmart India. The company sources food and non-food items including staples and commodities, plastic-ware, glassware, décor items, brooms, mattresses, among others.
The company works with several small and medium enterprises in UP to manufacture and supply Private Label products under the umbrella of Walmart’s own private brands, “Right Buy” and “Member’s Mark”. Private Label products provide the members with a unique opportunity to increase their profits.