As was telegraphed here September 17, Loblaws is going to open mobile phone kiosks in its stores. The grocery giant has decided it can also be a player in mobile phone retailing. Loblaws will announce that it is installing 100 telecom kiosks this year another 100 in 2012. As our story on this suggested, Loblaws has been on a hiring program in order to find trained staff for this project. The plan Loblaws expands the its offering of more than 50 handsets, mostly smart phones and tablets, compared with 27 mobile models currently in the stores. “Our goal is to become the biggest third-party retailer by 2013 selling these mobile services,” said Maria Forlini.
