Hellow Tesco, Goodbye Wal-Mart?

Even with their new snazzy logo, is Wal- Mart gonna be second place in the U.S.?

"British retailer Tesco entered the U.S. market only last year but already it has managed to put Wal-Mart (WMT), the world's No. 1 retailer, on the defensive. Tesco (TSCO.L) fired the first salvo, in a battle that retailing analysts expect will intensify, by launching Fresh & Easy, a chain of 10,000-square-foot convenience stores, in cities across California, Nevada, and Arizona in November 2007. "

via businessweek

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Wal-Mart aims small in San Diego

Wal-Mart is starting to explore alternative growth strategies in the US as the growth of its network of highly profitable Supercenters starts to approach saturation point. But the small store format also presents new challenges to its union-led opponents, who have regularly used public planning processes required by large stores to slow the retailer’s plans in California, as well as in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago.

Financial Times