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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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Where are they now without executive onboarding coaching?more

After making her name at Ford and Chrysler, Julie Roehm (pronounced raim) was lured to taking a senior vice president...

Business Models Matter! — S. Anthony Iannarinomore

In the last 3 months, Apple has brought in 4 times as much profit while spending 3 times less on operations.

Pareekh Jain: Would Reliance acquire Walmart?more

Would Reliance and Bharti trade their Telecom and Retail ventures with each other?

Caroling at Walmartmore

Carolers from The Seattle Singers for Economic Justice greeted Walmart shoppers as the holidays approached this year...

Sen. Sanders: Proposed $32.7 billion tax break for Walton family "...more

Countdown with Keith Olbermann featured a segment about Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders' one-man filibuster Friday.

MIT Professor Supports Women of Dukes Right to Pursue Their Claims as ...more

Thomas A. Kochan, professor at MIT, published an opinion piece about the Supreme Court's announcement that it will...

U.S. Supreme Court Wrong to Hear Dukes v. Walmart Casemore

Today the U.S. Supreme Court decided to consider whether the sex discrimination charges of the more than one million...

Obama: Tell Walmart's CEO What You Told Workersmore

According to Politico, President Barack Obama sat down with Walmart CEO Mike Duke today. While neither the White House...

Walmart Associates to work on Thanksgivingmore

Most of the news that seems to come out of major retailers around this time of year has to do with Black Friday sales,...

Tell Corporate America Enough is Enoughmore

Walmart's biggest day of the year, Black Friday, is right around the corner. This year, join Wake Up Walmart in calling...

Alaskan MS Sufferer Suspended Despite "Okay" from Doctormore

Citing the Walmart Watch report "Reasonable Accommodation - Denied," Alaskan television station KTVA reported...

Waltons 4 of Forbes Top Ten Wealthiest Listmore

Congratulations to the Walton family, who this year made up 4 of the top 10 people on Forbe's list of Richest Americans.

Coalition Forms Around Walmart's Impact on Agriculturemore

A new coalition is forming surrounding Walmart's impact on agriculture, with labor unions, farmers, and ranchers...

Costco vs. Sam's Club: A Social Responsibility Showdownmore

Justmeans has a great post comparing wholesale clubs Costco and Sam's Club. [Costco CEO James] Sinegal believes that...

Walmart’s Second Quarter Earnings Report: Bad News for Associates and ...more

Walmart’s second quarter earnings report this morning shows that U.S. same store sales continue to slide.

Wal-Mart Seeking Control of Inbound Supplymore

As the business world actively pursues improvements in the supply chain, many companies are also taking an active role...

Bengali Poverty - How Those Jeans Cost Only $8more

Young women garment workers in Bangladesh are expected to make 10 pairs of Faded Glories an hour, being paid about 1.

Smaller Wal-Mart Still Not Ready To Build in Wellsville, NY.more

On September 28, 2007, Sprawl-Busters reported that the town of Wellsville, New York was up against a Wal-Mart.

Understanding Walmart's Bugging of Underwearmore

Walmart is starting to put RFID tags on items such as blue jeans and underwear. Walmart claims that these tags, which...

Walmart “Supporters” Paid Untraceable $100more

Pro-Walmart “supporters” in Chicago were paid $100 to come and protest on behalf of the retail giant

Weak Economy Puts Wal-Mart Superstore On Hold in Manatee County, FL.more

There's an empty parking lot in Manatee County, Florida that should have had a Wal-Mart superstore on it by now.

Walmart Spending Millions to Avoid $7K Finemore

Walmart is trying to drown OSHA in paperwork and spend millions of dollars in order to avoid paying a $7,000 fine.

Online Poll: Vote No Walmart in DCmore

A poll in today's Washington Post Express asks: "Would you support a Wal-Mart store coming to New York Avenue in D.

Tehachapi, CA. Wal-Mart Called 'Kiss of Death' For Small Businessesmore

Wall Street investors like Steve Forbes often refer to the 'creative destructionism" of capitalism.

Livingston, CA. Wal-Mart Pulls Out of Blueberry Crossingmore

Another city has been jilted by Wal-Mart--but it only hurts for a little while. In November of 2008, Wal-Mart announced...

Top Sources: Wal-Mart

  • fortune500global.com
  • Wake-Up Wal-Mart Blog
  • Wal-Mart Watch
  • WGSN News
  • BusinessWeek
  • I Heart Chaos
  • blog.taigacompany.com
  • Hustler Money Blog
  • MediaPost | Online Media News
  • The Wall Street Journal Asia

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