Bharti Walmart opens wholesale store at Raipur

     Raipur, June 18, 2011:  Bharti Walmart Private Limited, a joint venture between Bharti Enterprises and Walmart Stores Inc, has opened a wholesale store here in the capital city of Chhattisgarh.

     With this cash-and-carry store at Raipur, the total number of outlets it was operating in India had gone up to seven.

     The new ‘Best Price Modern Wholesale’ stocked over 5,500 items, including foods, fruits and vegetables, groceries, personal and home care items, hotel and restaurant supplies, apparel and other general merchandise items, company sources said.

     The company launched its first store in Amritsar in May, 2009. The other stores are located in Zirakpur, Jalandhar, Kota, Bhopal and Ludhiana.