by - September 3, 2012 4:12 pm
Online shopping is a left-brained activity that expects quick and concise search results and perhaps no one understands that better than San Bruno,Calif.-based @WalmartLabs. Late last week Walmart.com announced it…
by - August 30, 2012 1:17 pm
Consumers are a fickle bunch these days but they showed up in droves at a vast number of retailers that scored higher than expected retail sales in August. A group…
by - August 28, 2012 4:20 pm
Wal-Mart is often the first on the scene at weather-related disasters, and with good reason. This mega-size retailer uses its massive scale and nimble logistics operations to be ahead of…
by - August 27, 2012 1:30 pm
The next time you need pet food, retailers know there is a good chance you’ll turn to your iPhone or laptop instead of grabbing your car keys. This has led…
by - August 23, 2012 10:07 am
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. announced it will expand immunizations in more than 2,700 of its stores, a move analysts say will likely help the retailer grow its health care marketshare. It’s…
by - August 20, 2012 5:16 pm
Cash-strapped customers who rely on Wal-Mart Stores Inc. low prices year round are getting a little extra help from the retail giant this Christmas as the company’s layaway program has…
by - August 16, 2012 11:34 am
A nervous Wall Street is busy taking Wal-Mart share profits this morning (Aug.16) as the retail giant narrowly beat estimates for its second quarter business operations. Shares are trading down…
by - August 16, 2012 7:57 am
Wal-Mart is winning back customers with everyday low prices and giving savvy investors plenty to smile about with share values up almost 25% this year. But in pre-market trading Thursday…
by - August 7, 2012 2:35 pm
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. unveiled its first onsite large-scale wind turbine pilot project at its distribution center in Red Bluff, Calif. on Tuesday (Aug. 7). The wind turbine, expected to be…
by - August 6, 2012 4:24 pm
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. recently agreed to provide added detail in future filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission pertaining to its ongoing legal proceedings and cyber security threats. Federal regulators…
by - July 30, 2012 10:54 am
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. appointed Timothy P. Flynn, retired chairman of KPMG International, to its board of directors. Flynn’s service is effective immediately as one of 17 directors and he has…
by - July 27, 2012 3:28 pm
Just a few months ago, there were likely few – if any – Wal-Mart observers who would have guessed share prices of the world’s largest retailer would push past the…
by - July 24, 2012 4:31 pm
BENTONVILLE – Wal-Mart Stores Inc. unveiled a new initative to save diabetes patients in the U.S. up to $60 million annually with the retail giant’s exclusive ReliOn brand of diabetes…
by - July 19, 2012 3:36 pm
It’s no secret Wal-Mart is celebrating 50 years in business. But it’s also been 50 years since founder Sam Walton started the closely guarded Saturday Morning Meeting. Walton began the…
by - July 18, 2012 3:35 pm
In a season of tepid retail, traffic big box operators are out to rustle up better back-to-school business by engaging shoppers online. Beginning Friday, Target Stores will launch its “Summer…
by - June 20, 2012 4:24 pm
BLOOMBERG — On four separate occasions last year, Horst Paulmann, the billionaire supermarket mogul who controls Santiago-based Cencosud SA, sat down with members of the Cunha family of Rio de…
by - May 2, 2012 2:01 pm
Tension and opposition against Wal-Mart Stores Inc. continues to brew over the retail giant’s bribery scandal recently exposed in it’s Mexican subsidiary. Monday (May 1) John Liu, comptroller and trustee…
by - May 1, 2012 12:42 pm
BENTONVILLE – Wal-Mart Stores Inc. agreed to pay $4,828,442 in back wages and damages to more than 4,500 employees nationwide following an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage…
by - March 14, 2012 4:42 pm
Walmart continues to think and apply technology to rev up store sales. The retail giant unveiled its disc-to-digital service today (March 14) that will allow in-store consumers to convert DVDs…
by - March 1, 2012 12:19 pm
Walmart shareholders will receive an about 9% dividend increase in fiscal 2013 as the retail giant rewards investors who stay on board. The Wal-Mart Stores Inc. board of directors approved…
