by - February 20, 2013 11:04 pm
Female workers at Wal-Mart Stores Inc. in Tennessee and four other southern states will not be allowed to pursue sex- discrimination claims against the retailer through a class action, or…
by - February 14, 2013 1:54 pm
With a staff of one and her partners at Carey Services, Jan Mitchell Long is possibly the smallest supplier doing business with Wal-Mart Stores Inc. “You hear about mom and…
by - February 11, 2013 5:09 pm
Sam Walton often admitted borrowing great ideas from others and then implementing them within his retail empire – Wal-Mart Stores Inc. But Dr. Kianor Shah of Riverside, Calif., is fighting…
by - January 29, 2013 12:56 pm
Walmart Stores across the country began limiting the sale of ammunition to three boxes per customer per day as consumer demand as outpaced supplies in recent weeks. "We instituted this…
by - January 15, 2013 9:24 am
Walmart U.S. CEO Bill Simon pledges to buy $50 billion of U.S. made product in the next decade and give suppliers longer term commitments to invest in U.S. manufacturing jobs…
by - January 15, 2013 7:21 am
Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's largest retailer, said it plans to hire more than 100,000 veterans in the United States over the next five years, a move supported by First…
by - January 14, 2013 4:52 pm
Wal-Mart is exploring the idea of building a private health insurance exchange tailored to offer cheaper health insurance to small businesses, according to a report from the Orlando Business Journal….
by - January 9, 2013 5:06 pm
Wal-Mart Stores is sending an executive to Washington on Thursday (Jan. 10) to meet with U.S. Vice President Joe Biden about the company's position on the responsible sale of firearms….
by - December 20, 2012 12:55 pm
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. named Karen Roberts general counsel to replace Jeff Gearhart, who will take on new duties related to the company’s global compliance efforts following allegations of bribery in…
by - December 20, 2012 12:56 am
It’s been about two months since Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and American Express launched Bluebird, a prepaid debit card promising lower fees with the hopes of wooing unbanked and underbanked consumers…
by - November 19, 2012 10:41 pm
Wal-Mart revolutionized the discount retail industry when it introduced its sprawling “Supercenter Model” to the world in 1988. In 2012, the retail titan had 3,153 of the mammoth stores scattered…
by - November 15, 2012 7:03 am
Wal-Mart investors saw recent profits crash Thursday (Nov. 15) as the retailer narrowly missed revenue estimates and alerted of more investigations into foreign corruption in China, India and Brazil –…
by - November 13, 2012 10:46 pm
The world’s largest retailer has been busy for months installing GPS geofencing at all of its Wal-Mart Stores from shore to shore. Analysts say this savvy move has a double…
by - November 13, 2012 9:22 pm
It’s been three years of vigorous defense but Wal-Mart Stores Inc. agreed to settle a federal class-action lawsuit involving more than 13,500 employees who alleged the retailer’s interference in how…
by - November 9, 2012 12:03 am
Wal-Mart Stores Inc.said Thursday (Nov. 8) it will kick off Black Friday at 8 p.m. local time on Thanksgiving Day. This is two hours earlier than last year, but comes…
by - November 4, 2012 10:20 pm
Wal-Mart and PepsiCo were seen as humanitarian leaders among Hurricane Sandy victims in New York and New Jersey on Sunday (Nov. 4), as more than a dozen tractor trailer rigs…
by - November 1, 2012 10:32 pm
For months retailers large and small have stewed over a $7.25 billion settlement proposed by the court with Visa and MasterCard over swipe fees. On Thursday (Nov. 1) the National…
by - October 30, 2012 2:15 pm
BENTONVILLE — As the economy improves and Wal-Mart is returning more products to its shelves, the Northwest Arkansas hospitality and travel industries are starting to feel the change. “April 2012…
by - October 29, 2012 6:05 pm
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is a giant no doubt, but arguably one of the most nimble when it comes to handling weather-related disasters for its workforce and its 140 million weekly…
by - October 28, 2012 8:51 pm
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is sitting on go with respect to Hurricane Sandy – deemed Frankenstorm – with 800 stores in the path of destruction. The hybrid storm, hurricane/noreaster is expected…
