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BusinessWeek
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Sales are up, as budget-minded consumers lured by cheap groceries make the retailer's stores their one-stop shopping choice
Twenty years ago Wal-Mart Stores (WMT) launched the first step in what would turn out to be an aggressive move into the grocery..
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MSNBC
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world’s largest retailer, said Tuesday its focus on low prices paid off with a 4 percent rise in profit for its fourth quarter. International growth also helped boost profit and sales.
Wal-Mart said net income in the quarter..
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MSNBC
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. quietly stopped selling two brands of dog treats in July, after customers voiced concerns that the Chinese products may have caused their pets to fall ill, but no recall has been announced, a company spokeswoman confirmed.
The worl..
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New York Times
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JIM SINEGAL, the chief executive of Costco Wholesale, the nation's fifth-largest retailer, had all the enthusiasm of an 8-year-old in a candy store as he tore open the container of one of his favorite new products: granola snack mix. "You got to try this;..
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BusinessWeek
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The retailer scales back its U.S. expansion plans as its struggles to get profitable growth back on track
In an admission that its growth formula has fizzled, Wal-Mart announced on June 1 that it is sharply dialing back expansion plans in the U.S. The..
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Globe and Mail
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Wal-Mart is such a dominating force that when it enters a market, few rivals are left unscathed. But in the tiny town of Emo, Ont. - population, 1,186 - grocers Dan and Mark Loney found a formula for their store to take on the discount titan.
And they'..
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BusinessWeek
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A report from Human Rights Watch accuses the retailing giant of going to extreme lengths to prevent workers from forming unions
Human Rights Watch, a non-governmental group based in New York, is best known for scathing reports on political issues such..
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BusinessWeek
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The retailer's holiday decision to slash prices on flat-panel sets—selling one for less than $1,000—proved disastrous for electronics stores.
Last "Black Friday," for its annual post-Thanksgiving sales blitz, Wal-Mart Stores (WMT) decided to slash..
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BusinessWeek
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Worries over mortgages and higher gas prices are starting to show up in their spending. And from Tiffany's to Wal-Mart, retailers are feeling the pinch
At first blush, it's easy to overlook the lackluster results posted by luxury jeweler Tiffany & Co...
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Los Angeles Times
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THE ANTI-WAL-MART lynch mob has prevailed again, forcing the retailer to forgo plans to establish a bank. The mob has become a powerful force, bringing together the company's usual big-labor antagonists, mom-and-pop Main Street merchants and the formidabl..
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CNN
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A major manufacturer of dog and cat food sold under Wal-Mart, Safeway, Kroger and other store brands recalled 60 million containers of wet pet food Friday after reports of kidney failure and deaths.
An unknown number of cats and dogs suffered kidney fa..
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CBS News
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Wal-Mart is buying a 35 percent stake in a company that operates Trust-Mart, a major Chinese discount chain, as international competitors jostle for position in China's rapidly growing retail market.
Wal-Mart may eventually take managerial control of T..
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MSN Money Central
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"Membership has its privileges." That slogan belongs to American Express, but it might better apply to Costco Wholesale, the leading warehouse-club operator in the U.S., whose determination to deliver value and innovative products to its 23 million member..
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ABC News
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is interested in moving into Russia after strong growth in that giant country's retail spending, the world's largest retailer said Monday. Wal-Mart's international division is smaller but is growing faster than the company's flagsh..
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Yahoo News
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Executives from Wal-Mart and three other major U.S. employers on Wednesday joined hands with union leaders in setting a goal of providing "quality, affordable" health care for every American by 2012...
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Yahoo News
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The largest sexual discrimination lawsuit in U.S. history moved forward against Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE:WMT - news) on Tuesday when a federal appeals court approved class-action status for a group of women who claim the retailer was biased in pay and p..
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Independent
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Wal-Mart, the controversial retailing giant, is under investigation in the US over allegations it is trying to pass off non-organic foods as organic...
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New York Times
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As a way to cut energy use, it could not be simpler. Unscrew a light bulb that uses a lot of electricity and replace it with one that uses much less...
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New York Times
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Faced with public demonstrations of discontent by its employees, Wal-Mart Stores has developed a wide-ranging new program intended to show that it appreciates its 1.3 million workers in the United States and to encourage them to air their grievances...
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Tennessean
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Conservative Christian groups have called off their plans to boycott Wal-Mart and Sam’s Club stores’ post-Thanksgiving Day sales in Middle Tennessee and elsewhere over the retailer’s support of gay-rights groups...
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