“Just at the moment when we all believed that Cornershop would be part of the Walmart Group, after the decision[…] we changed some of our plans,” explained Cornershop CEO Oskar Hjertonsson. The Mexican authority argued that the purchase of Cornershop could cause restrictions on competition, and the retailer could refuse to market its products through other platforms.
“However, Toronto has maintained. It is a movement that was a mixture between opportunism and stubbornness,” explained Hjertonsson. He added that the decision to launch the Cornershop service in Lima is seen as a rational move. “Lima is a very large and important city, it is close to Chile and the market is similar to ours… we have a lot of experience in terms of operating online services in Peru.”
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