by - April 15, 2014 12:31 pm
Walmart U.S. has promoted Labeed Diab to lead its Health and Wellness segment as Dr. John Agwunobi recently departed the company. Agwunobi joined Walmart in 2007 and has been credited…
by - April 7, 2014 9:08 pm
Wal-Mart Stores has filed a preliminary plan for a large scale Neighborhood Market near downtown Rogers, according to city officials and first reported by NWA Newspapers. It would be the…
by - April 3, 2014 11:08 pm
Wal-Mart said it will hire up to 95 employees to work at is new Neighborhood Market location in Centerton which is slated to open this summer. A temporary hiring center…
by - April 3, 2014 5:01 pm
Accusations of gender bias have followed Wal-Mart Stores for years culminating in the 2011 class action lawsuit — Dukes versus Wal-Mart Stores. After several years of litigation, the U.S. Supreme…
by - April 2, 2014 9:21 pm
Walmart International operates 381 stores in Chile, two of those are affected from the 8.2 earthquake and tsunami that struck Northern Chili yesterday (April 1), according to Kevin Gardner, spokesman…
by - March 16, 2014 2:43 pm
After more than a year of planning, the Walmart to Go convenience-store format quietly opened in Bentonville on Saturday (March 15), with the grand opening set for March 19. Store…
by - February 28, 2014 1:10 pm
Grocery is more than 55% of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. sales, most of that in their stores, but the retailer continues to focus on its expansion of online grocery and delivery…
by - February 23, 2014 9:35 pm
More than 1,300 people donned in formal and elegant attire streamed into the John Q. Hammons Center in Northwest Arkansas on Saturday for the 45th NAACP Image Awards Viewing Event….
by - February 4, 2014 2:59 pm
WIth many global markets in turmoil, retailers are scrambling to invest in regions where they can score market share as well as profits. For now that’s Canada. Wal-Mart said Tuesday…
by - February 4, 2014 11:07 am
Mike Duke stepped away from the day-to-day leadership of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. on Saturday, (Feb. 1) after five years and some of the most profitable times for the retailer in…
by - February 3, 2014 6:28 pm
Wal-Mart has plenty of fans and critics when it comes to the retailer’s sustainability initiatives. When former CEO Lee Scott boldly announced the retailer’s sustainability platform eight years ago, there…
by - January 30, 2014 10:38 am
Wal-Mart’s board of directors has outlined the pay structure for the two highest ranking CEOs recently promoted from within the company ranks. The contract details were spelled out in filings…
by - January 28, 2014 1:35 pm
Wal-Mart Stores East Inc. doing business as Walmart stores in Albuquerque, N.M. will pay $87,500 and furnish other relief to settle a lawsuit for retaliation filed by the U.S. Equal…
by - January 22, 2014 5:03 pm
Online grocery is here and poised for steady growth in the next decade with Amazon expected to lead the charge. Multiple surveys reveal that 11% of consumers are already buying…
by - January 21, 2014 4:35 pm
Yihaodian.com, a subsidiary of Walmart China, reported annual sales of $1.89 billion in U.S. dollars, up 77% from a year ago. Walmart owns a 51% stake in the online food…
by - January 21, 2014 12:23 pm
Health and wellness is big business for Wal-Mart’s Stores Inc. garnering roughly $30 billion in sales, which was 11% of the retailer’s total U.S. sales in fiscal 2013. Sales grew…
by - January 20, 2014 1:40 pm
Wal-Mart will proceed with its independent operations in India under the name “Wal-Mart India Private Lt’d”, according to Kevin Gardner, spokesman for the retail giant. “Post the announcement in October…
by - January 12, 2014 8:32 pm
On Sunday, (Jan. 12) the National Retail Federation announced the election of six new members to its board of directors as retailers from around the globe gathered in New York…
by - January 9, 2014 1:37 pm
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. outlined a long list of leadership and organizational changes for its growing global retail operations. Notice of these changes were given to corporate employees on Thursday (Jan….
by - January 6, 2014 7:01 pm
China holds huge opportunity for Wal-Mart Stores and the retail behemoth has pledged to stay the course by building on the billions in annual sales it recorded there last year….
