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Video: Analyst foresees some Walmart 'cannibalization'

Jim Haines, Jon Springer

October 10, 2014

BB&T Capital’s Andrew Wolf, in this video shot during SN’s 2014 Analysts Roundtable (Part 1), says it’s “too soon to say” how Walmart’s new focus on its Neighborhood Markets will affect the performance of its Supercenters, but he does expect some “cannibalization” to occur. He also discusses Whole Food Market’s move toward more competitive prices, and its increased competition from Mariano’s, Sprouts and others, plus convention retailers with greater emphasis on natural/organic.

Roundtable Part 2: Weighing in on Safeway, Kroger, Walmart

Roundtable Part 3: Natural and organics, Sprouts, Wholesalers

Video production by Jim Haines
Interview by Jon Springer

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Jim Haines

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Jon Springer

Jon Springer

Executive Editor

Jon Springer is executive editor of Winsight Grocery Business with responsibility for leading its digital news team. Jon has more than 20 years of experience covering consumer business and retail in New York, including more than 14 years at the Retail/Financial desk at Supermarket News. His previous experience includes covering consumer markets for KPMG’s Insiders; the U.S. beverage industry for Beverage Spectrum; and he was a Senior Editor covering commercial real estate and retail for the International Council of Shopping Centers. Jon began his career as a sports reporter and features editor for the Cecil Whig, a daily newspaper in Elkton, Md. Jon is also the author of two books on baseball. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree in English-Journalism from the University of Delaware. He lives in Brooklyn, N.Y. with his family.

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