Deposit a loonie, get a shopping cart at Walmart

Attention Walmart shoppers: you'll soon need to make sure you have change in your pocket if you're planning to shop at the store's New Sudbury location.

A spokesperson for Walmart Canada confirmed Friday that in the coming weeks, you'll need to deposit a loonie to unlock a shopping cart at the New Sudbury Walmart. When you return the cart, you get your money back.

“Walmart Canada is installing a cart deposit system at some locations to help ensure shopping carts are returned to the cart corral area,” said Anika Malik, manager of corporate affairs at Walmart Canada, in an email to NorthernLife.ca.

“We expect this will increase availability of carts for customers. The cart deposit system will be installed at select stores across the country over the coming weeks.”