date:Apr 11, 2014
that, said Consumer Edge Research analyst Robert Dickerson, who called the move from Walmart inevitable and said it could place incremental pricing pressure on the packaged food industry over time.
Walmart will roll out 100 Wild Oats packaged foods products to half of its 4,000 stores in the coming months.
The retailer, which is not expanding shelf space to accommodate the new items, already sells more than 1,600 organic products, including produce and dairy items. Walmart is not removing the