by - November 9, 2014 10:33 pm
The five-year experiment of Wal-Mart’s Supermercado in the Houston suburb of Spring, Texas, is history. The 39,000 square-foot grocery supermarket was Wal-Mart’s first Latino-oriented store in the U.S. There were…
by - October 26, 2014 9:41 pm
Wal-Mart International has chosen Murali Lanka as chief operations officer for its Indian business unit. Lanka will lead store operations and business development in the retailer’s wholesale business there. He will…
by - October 1, 2014 11:40 am
Retail giant Wal-Mart will face claims that it defrauded shareholders by concealing corruption linked to the ongoing bribery allegations and violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practice Act in Mexican business…
by - September 19, 2014 9:36 am
The largest retailer and private employer in the world is beefing up its payrolls with the addition of at least 60,000 seasonal workers for the upcoming holiday season, according to…
by - September 16, 2014 11:34 am
New York has been a tough place for Wal-Mart to gain footing and a recent pricing gaffe in Coca-Cola products has the retailer paying $66,000 in penalties with a promise…
by - September 9, 2014 5:02 pm
Wal-Mart Stores said Tuesday (Sept 9) it will rebrand its small Express grocery format to the more widely known Walmart Neighborhood Market. The retailer said the reason for the name…
by - August 18, 2014 11:40 pm
Amazon recently removed the pre-ordering option for several DVD releases of Walt Disney Co. over a pricing dispute. But competitor Wal-Mart wasted no time in promoting pre-orders for the same…
by - August 12, 2014 10:30 am
The Walmart MoneyCard that is managed and issued by Green Dot Bank was recently named “Best Card” in three categories of the CardHub 2014 Prepaid Card Report. • Best alternative…
by - July 29, 2014 3:57 pm
Wall Street analysts at Goldman Sachs took a long look at big-box discounters this week and downgraded Wal-Mart Stores to neutral from buy, while upgrading competitor Costco to a buy….
by - June 27, 2014 10:01 am
Wal-Mart Stores has permanently reduced the cost of iPhone 5C and iPhone 5S effective today (June 27). This move comes in anticipation of an imminent launch of the iPhone 6…
by - June 20, 2014 1:45 pm
Walmart Canada hired Dirk Van den Berghe as president and CEO, replacing Shelley Broader who was recently promoted by the retail giant to a CEO role that oversees retail operations…
by - June 7, 2014 9:28 pm
Comedian Tracy Morgan was injured in a multiple car pile up in New Jersey around 1 a.m. Saturday (June 7). James McNair, a friend and follow comedian traveling with Morgan,…
by - June 1, 2014 11:49 pm
It’s no surprise to see Wal-Mart seeking inroads with Hachette Book Group given that the relationship between Amazon and the publisher is strained. Hachette and Amazon have been unable to…
by - May 20, 2014 4:53 pm
T-Mobile plans to offer two new cellular enabled tablets together with up to 200MB of free 4G data every month for the life of the tablet, at participating Walmart stores…
by - May 14, 2014 9:12 pm
Wal-Mart plans to fill up to 95 new jobs being created at its Neighborhood Market in Farmington that is slated to open this summer. A temporary hiring center has opened…
by - May 5, 2014 12:42 pm
Wal-Mart Stores said it acquired Simplexity's Wireless Activation Retail Platform (WARP) on May 2, for an undisclosed amount. This software will be integrated into Walmart Stores and Sam’s Clubs later…
by - May 2, 2014 12:10 am
Five years ago, Tyson Foods and Wal-Mart helped organize the first official Arkansas Honor Flight, taking World War II veterans on a one-day trip to Washington, D.C., to visit memorials,…
by - April 25, 2014 12:57 pm
Scott Price, the CEO of Walmart Asia, is stepping down from that role in June to assume a senior management position in the retailer’s real estate and mergers division. He…
by - April 16, 2014 12:23 am
Mass retailer Wal-Mart Stores Inc. recently secured $4 billion in new debt in two separate underwritings completed this month. Wal-Mart outlined the details of three new debt instruments in its…
by - April 15, 2014 11:37 pm
Wall Street investors backed off of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. on Tuesday, April 15, following a downgrade by Chicago-based William Blair. The stock price fell 50 cents to close at $76.88…
