by - May 14, 2016 10:18 am
Wall Street doesn’t expect a glowing quarter from Wal-Mart when the company reports earnings Thursday (May 19), despite a respectable overall retail sales gain in April. The consensus estimate among…
by - May 11, 2016 5:09 pm
The long and often bitter conflict between retailers and credit card companies continues as Wal-Mart Stores filed suit against Visa in New York state court earlier this week. The retail…
by - April 28, 2016 3:52 pm
Walmart is enlisting technology provider help by inviting them to a first-ever Open Call in Bentonville slated for Oct. 6, the retailer said Thursday (April 28). The Open Call is held…
by - April 25, 2016 9:50 am
Allegations of bribery and violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) have cost Wal-Mart Stores $738 million in legal fees and compliance restructuring efforts over the past four years….
by - April 7, 2016 5:36 pm
Rising from the East, online marketplace retailer Alibaba said its fiscal 2016 sales surpassed that of Wal-Mart Stores making it the world’s largest retailer by sales volume of merchandise. Alibaba…
by - March 31, 2016 4:40 pm
It won’t happen this year or the next, or the next, but within 5 years the U.S. grocery sector will see more of deep discounters Lidl and Aldi who have…
by - February 1, 2016 3:28 pm
The top seven executives at Wal-Mart Stores Inc. together have more than 110 million reasons to manage the retailer’s business in a manner that meets with Wall Street approval. For…
by - December 9, 2015 6:06 pm
A large part of Matt Kistler’s job is to know as much about the immense diversity among consumers. For example, Millennials are likely to blame – or credit – for…
by - November 16, 2015 6:05 pm
No one in the retail business disagrees that massive change is underway. A new report by Kantar Retail provides some insight into the changes, noting that 2015 has been “flat…
by - October 29, 2015 1:08 pm
With more than 140 million customers shopping Walmart stores each week and 4,500 pickup locations disguised as supercenters and other stores, the retail giant is going against the retail grain…
by - October 21, 2015 11:02 am
The Federal Trade Commission has reached out to Wal-Mart Stores with news the federal agency is closing its investigation into the retailer’s “Made in the USA” claims raised by consumers…
by - October 19, 2015 12:39 pm
Asda, Wal-Mart’s successful grocery chain in the United Kingdom, announced Monday (Oct. 19) plans to reallocate more resources to the core business to try and reverse what has been a…
by - October 15, 2015 2:40 pm
The investment community is going with its own every day low price on Wal-Mart shares as the retailer looks inward to try and fix ongoing challenges in its flagship Walmart…
by - October 15, 2015 1:43 pm
The investment community is going with its own every day low price on Wal-Mart shares as the retailer looks inward to try and fix ongoing challenges in its flagship Walmart…
by - October 6, 2015 10:26 am
Wal-Mart names Dan Bryant as its new senior vice president of global public policy and government affairs, according to an internal memo written by Dan Barlett, executive vice president of…
by - August 24, 2015 10:54 am
Reflecting on the 10 years since Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast, Wal-Mart and its foundation committed $25 million over five years to support disaster recovery and resilience efforts worldwide….
by - August 20, 2015 12:34 pm
Wal-Mart is making several major management moves related to its operations in China and the U.S., with the moves possibly tied to a rumored larger shift in employment at the…
by - August 13, 2015 6:25 pm
Mobile Pay has been a hot topic in the retail sector, especially as consumers become more comfortable using their phones to complete simple tasks like depositing checks, ordering online or…
by - August 5, 2015 7:59 pm
The economic impact of a more than 5.5% reduction in Wal-Mart corporate jobs in Northwest Arkansas could reduce annual economic activity in the area by almost $47 million a year,…
by - July 1, 2015 10:49 am
Suppliers will soon be asked by Wal-Mart to share their complete product catalogs with the retailer who aims to do a better job delivering accurate product content to its shoppers….
