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SEARS OWNER Peter Uppal is bracing for some loss of business to Wal-Mart,

Wal-Mart’s regional pull
hoped to counter losses

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By JEFF NAGEL

THE ARRIVAL ‘of Wal--
Mart so far hasn’t-instilled -

panic in local merchants:

ors to. Terrace, ‘and’-help

offset “any, loss: of business :
to the: big new. competitor. ;

-“T think if: anything: it:
will bring, more shoppers to-.
said’ Fabricland
owner: Lori: Straw, ‘They’ Me.

Terrace,”

shop around. ‘They: won’
__ just go.to one’place.”

‘Bob Park, ‘owner. of AW
Seasons Source: for. Sports,
-Mart .

said’ he's. glad- Wal

- Smithers or: Prince Ruper t.
“Tt secures Terrace asa
regional’ ‘shopping: centre,”

might-as well be

He. said: the ‘arrival of.

Canadian’ Tire. and:.. ‘the

Real“ Canadian’ Wholesale’ aS
“Club. in recent yeats. has’:
already’ forced’ local Tetai- of,

lerg to, adapt, to. big box
co ipetition or close.

thé’ ‘Terrace:;Co-op. ‘Store:

and Home Hardware. did.

“Canadian: Tire’ hit this
town’ far. more: than: Wal-.
Park’ :

Mart is. ‘Boing: 0,"
said...
Still,

purchasing, power, -

the * ‘newest. big
“box brings. unprecedented

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Many ‘are hopeful the: . i
world’ s largest retailer will:
attract moré regional visit: -

gest

‘tain.

: ferent products,"

, Sears “franchise - owner:
Peter. Uppal said. that will -

: be his:strategy as well...

‘percent. drop in. ‘sales. in

‘the, first" year as a.result of

(competition ‘from: Wal.
“Marts 2.66

‘. “Ty. the first year, they. :

¢an burt us,”

Park said::“‘If- you're going *

lo have them ‘any where it:

‘Uppal ‘said,

-Electfonics.

ects.the.'steepesl losses, *

s° “Wal-Mart: was, _preparin:
“to -open, but. the. post-

anyway.

:\Merchants: ‘can’t. _beat :
“the, ‘Arkansas-based | giant
on, price,, “Park ‘says,-. but,
they can ‘out-service. Wal- -
~ Mart,’ “provide a different -
experience, and offer. “dif,
ue lative : “said :

“He: said Sears has: told
‘him to. expect. a'15-to°20

but added “he expects to
-“fecover, from any: losses. din.

Some: Ideal, ‘businesses
id: shut ‘down’ ‘in’ January...

Blessings . ‘Children’ gH
Wear, one: of ‘the.. stores
“closing, is‘not leaving be- - .
“cause: of. ‘Wal-Mart; owner.
go PP ak “Lorna Brown’ says:
“Wal Mart i isso big. thai wos

economy,’ " she said, citing -
the failure of New Skeena

Forest Products to reopen.

". “I would have stayed: ..
open, ‘but I wasn't-hearing
anything positive about the ‘
economy.” os
“SAAN clothing. store .
Managers declined to: ise.
cuss: Wal-Mart's: carrival,”

‘Buta Zellers: represen-
‘its Terrace | ~
‘ store = owned : -by :the ‘Hud =
son’s Bay, Company = has:
ho plans to alter Strategy, a
“ because-of Wal-Mart.

“Clearly any. -competi-

tion is’ going. to have. an 7
impact,” said: Katharine -
*-Rasso, “But we're well: po:

itioned.to “compete.”

town.

stancés change;

‘Anothér. oiitlet t trying to:
~ shake, ‘up “its -operation: is: .
ihe: Bargain Store. It has a
-warned employees. it’ may.
close. permanently; buts: <
“store officials’ ‘say: they’ re,
n hoping: to instead : move’ to. as
‘It’s ‘the. Whole down” .

a a Srnaller leeation, *

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The: Zellers’ ‘Store in’.
: Quesnel i 1S: closing, but she |
attributed. that to.a: number »
“of. factors, other than the -
Wal: Mart’ S. arrival in that y
“and be
women’s. ‘and . ‘children’ ge
clothes - are: ‘where. ‘he: ‘ex: 7

TES definitely: wasn't
performing” as . Well “as ©
some of the other stores,’ me
~ she said,;: adding Zellers ‘is :.
Constantly, re-examining. its .!,
-stores, ‘closingsome. and ~
opening ‘others as: ‘circum-
ue Christmas. ‘period is often
~ those, decisions | ate. made

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