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WAL-MART

Founded by Sam Walton, Wal-Mart is the world's largest public corporation that runs a huge chain of discount department stores. Wal-Mart is controversial because of its treatment of workers and the effect it has on other, smaller retailers.

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Robotic Hamsters Sell Out at Walmart as Season’s Must-Have Toymore

Selling retailers on this season’s must-have toy, robotic hamsters called Zhu Zhu Pets. Retailers can't seem to keep...

Wal-Mart in China; a blueprint for India?more

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE:WMT) chairman S. Robson Walton last week made clear his interest in expanding the company's...

U.S. Stocks Extend Global Rally on Retail Sales, APEC Pledgemore

U.S. stocks added to a global rally, sending the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index to a 13-month high, after retail sales...

When Wal-Mart Enters the Funeral Businessmore

Will Amazon.com Follow? What's The Latest Innovation In The Funeral Business? Some survey stated that the average...

Wal-Mart, Kohl's: Holidays could be roughmore

Shoppers' focus on staples such as socks and underwear is driving murky holiday outlooks at Wal-Mart and Kohl's, even...

China’s retail revolution: An interview with Wal-Mart’s Ed Chanmore

Video interview/article from McKinsey.

Auchan: Wal-Mart's Tough New Global Rivalmore

Quick, what's France's answer to Wal-Mart? Until now, it has been Paris-based Carrefour, the global No. 2 retail chain.

Wal-Mart's Painful Lessonsmore

It's rare that a $100 billion business can be marginalized, but such is the case with the international arm of Wal-Mart...

Wal-Mart Slaps On Tech Supportmore

Wal-Mart has started to sell technical service plans for setting up and using TVs and PCs. Rather than building up...

Booksellers Association Challenges Retailers’ Price Planmore

The American Booksellers Association, which represents independently owned bookstores, has sent a letter to the Justice...

Wal-Mart Gives Its Store Brand a Makeovermore

Wal-Mart has completely overhauled its oldest and biggest store brand, a move likely to send shock waves through the...

Wal-Mart's holiday toy drive: 100 toys for $10 eachmore

Wal-Mart is looking to jump-start holiday sales by expanding last year's $10 toy incentive tenfold, the company said...

Watching the Growth of Walmart Across Americamore

Visual depicting the spread of Walmart across the United States.

Wal-Mart And Amazon Book Battle — Blah!more

Wal-Mart and Amazon.com are battling toe-to-toe in the book market. Shortly after Wal-Mart announced plans to sell 10...

Tesco: 'Wal-Mart's Worst Nightmare'more

British retailer Tesco entered the U.S. market only last year but already it has managed to put Wal-Mart, the world's...

BusinessWeek Names 23 Masters of Innovation (Surprising Default from T...more

BusinessWeek went to the twenty-five companies that topped its list of the most innovative (generally large) companies...

Wal-Mart gets aggressive with price cuttingmore

NEW YORK - - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. will be introducing new rounds of price cuts every week until Christmas as the...

Wal-Mart eyes expansion in Japan through new Seiyu holding companymore

Seiyu Ltd, the subsidiary of global retail giant Wal-Mart, has established a holding company in Japan to prepare for...

Wal-Mart Increases Employee Bonusesmore

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. handed out $933.6 million in bonuses to its rank-and-file U.S. workers on Thursday, an increase of...

Walmart’s Experience Redesign Makes Sensemore

What do you get when you combine Walmart’s low prices with smart merchandising and good service? Trouble for...

Walmart to Lay Off Up to 800 Employees at Headquarters more

Walmart Stores is laying off 700 to 800 employees from its Bentonville, Ark., headquarters, including marketing...

Meet Wal-Mart's new boss: Mike Dukemore

(Fortune Magazine) -- Around 4 p.m. on most afternoons, retired Wal-Mart executives gather in the men's-only grillroom...

Wal-Mart to pay $54M settlementmore

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Wal-Mart Stores Inc. announced Tuesday it will pay up to $54.25 million to settle a...

Will Carrefour sell out in China and Brazil?more

Carrefour SA is facing pressure from activist shareholders to sell some operations in China and Latin America, just as...

Hhgregg: The Contrarian Electronics Chainmore

When Circuit City collapsed in January, many retail experts thought Best Buy (BBY) and Wal-Mart Stores (WMT) had the...

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