Bharti Walmart Private Limited (Bharti Walmart),the joint venture between Bharti Enterprises and Walmart Stores Inc for wholesale,business-to-business,cash-and-carry and back-end supply chain management operations in India,opened its second Best Price Modern Wholesale cash-and-carry store at Zirakpur,Punjab. Spread over 50,000 square feet,the Best Price Modern Wholesale stores offers best fixed and fair prices with unmatched convenience,choice,quality and hygiene. Best Price Modern Wholesale store is a one-stop business-to-business store that meets the day-to-day needs of restaurant owners,hoteliers,caterers,fruit and vegetable resellers,kiranas,retail store owners,offices and institutions. The assortment,service and store layout of the Store is customized to specific needs of members who can walk into the store and source high quality products in the quantities they need and at the time they require. Rajan Bharti Mittal,Chairman,Bharti Walmart said,During 2010,we plan to extend the Best Price Modern Wholesale footprint to 7 stores across India with sizes up to 100,000 square feet. We believe that besides benefiting the kirana stores and local businesses,this roll out will also create employment opportunities. Speaking on the occasion,Raj Jain,Managing Director and CEO,Bharti Walmart Pvt. Ltd. said,Our first Best Price Modern Wholesale store in Amritsar received overwhelming support from our members due to the benefits of price,convenience,choice,quality and hygiene. We are pleased to bring these benefits through our second store at Zirakpur. The Best Price Modern Wholesale store stocks about 6,000 items,including a wide range of fresh,frozen and chilled foods,fruits and vegetables,dry groceries,personal and home care,hotel and restaurant supplies,clothing,office supplies and other general merchandise items,which are available at competitive wholesale prices,allowing retailers and business owners to lower their cost of operations. The assortment Over 90% of these goods and services are sourced locally,thereby helping keep costs to a minimum,adding to the growth of the local economy and creating job opportunities.
