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So who caves in on this battle of the heavy weights.. Stores may leave over language laws: Expert | Canada | News | The London Free Press
I doubt they'd leave if told to conform but gee is it that important to the PQ to have these companies change or add to their names to a more French flavor knowing that theres a risk maybe they would leave?.
You will be assimilated,resistance is futile,you must comply..
While I have taken note of the fact that they are not pleased, somehow I highly doubt that these guys will kiss off Quebec - a market very roughly the size of states like Virginia and New Jersey, and bigger than perhaps 37 of the 50 states in the "union".
And even if they did leave (not saying I necessarily want them to), do we really absolutely need these guys? There isn't a Canadian or a Quebec chain out there that could step in and sell Huggies diapers, Tide detergent, Ipods and plasma TVs? Or couldn't one be created?
Anyway, I don't really feel strongly about the corporate name issue.
Just asking some questions that nobody ever seems to ask.
About the closing of the Jonquière Wal-Mart because of unionization issues - this was done not as a first step toward leaving Quebec (over labour laws). But rather to send a message. Not to the Quebec government but to Wal-Mart employees across Quebec and even elsewhere.
I'd agree that its not likely they'll leave but dont think Quebec is that big a deal for them that they wont write Quebec off, they do have close to 9000 stores of which only 50 are here in Quebec,get an equally loonie rightwing American CEO in there with the attitude that he aint going to be pushed around by a bunch of crazy French commie Pinkos and Quebec could well indeed see the end of not only Walmart but the rest of the big box stores as well.
I know with this story there has been talk about losses of jobs for Quebec, but on a macro-economic level, local retail support is not really that significant, and if the big boxes were to leave, someone else would soon fill the void.
Wal-Mart and Best Buy are an economic gain at the municipal level (if you have them but the town next door doesn't), but not so much on a provincial level.
Stores represented in this law suit comprise 155 stores at around 100 employees each that would be a lot of jobs lost if they were to depart, also these stores probably generate much more revenue for their area than just the store itself as many of these stores are anchor stores for many other stores. restaurants. gas stations. movie theatres etc.
Of course you can buy whatever they are selling in Walmart and Costco somewhere else, just if they are gone you will pay for sure more. These are some of the most sofisticated retailers in the world and Canadians are paying more for almost everything compared with US precisely from the lack of concurence in the retail.
By the way I don't see Canadian Tire translating their name in French.
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