Marketside

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Marketside
Type Grocery
FoundedOctober 2008
DefunctOctober 2011
Number of employees
90
Parent Walmart
Website www.marketside.com

Marketside was a chain of grocery stores owned by Walmart in the metro Phoenix area. The stores were opened in October 2008 and closed in October 2011. [1] Only four locations operated, in Chandler; Gilbert; Mesa; and Tempe. Each store was about 16,000 square feet in size. The brand was created in response to Tesco's Fresh & Easy stores, which were in a similar format.

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References

  1. Jarman, Max (October 16, 2011). "Walmart closes its 4 Marketside stores in Phoenix area". The Arizona Republic.