Wal-Mart Stores has revealed plans to have some 20 Best Price Modern Wholesale stores operating in India by the end of the year.

A spokesperson for the the Bharti/Wal-Mart joint venture told just-food today (6 May) that it plans to open a further 10-12 outlets by the end of the year, on top of the six it already operates.

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There has also been recent speculation that Wal-Mart might enter a joint venture with Pantaloon Retail around the possibility of the world’s largest retailer inveting in Pantaloon’s Big Bazaar chain of hypermarkets.

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