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America's Car-Mart fiscal 2Q profit rises

Auto retailer America's Car-Mart Inc. reported on Friday a 61 percent higher fiscal second-quarter profit, as consumers turned to the used car market amid tighter credit restrictions.

Wal-Mart chief of Latin America leaves company

The leader of Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s Latin American division, Vicente Trius, is leaving the company after having served less than five months in the position.

Wal-Mart offers savings on toys, video games

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. on Tuesday unveiled weekly savings starting this Saturday on popular toys and video games that it is pitching as comparable to the sales blitz the day after Thanksgiving.

Wal-Mart offers vendors a way to faster payment

Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's biggest retailer, is offering its clothing vendors a faster way to get paid that could change how struggling retailers and vendors do business together.

Wal-Mart posts 3 percent rise in profit for 3Q

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. posted a 3.2 percent increase in third-quarter profit, helped by cost-cutting measures like slashing inventories, and raised its full-year earnings outlook.

Wal-Mart confirms some Black Friday deals

The official kickoff for the holiday shopping season is more than a week away. But the nation's retailers, including Wal-Mart Stores Inc., are already starting to let shoppers know about their fat discounts in hopes of attracting big crowds.

Earnings Preview: Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's largest retailer, reports its third-quarter earnings on Thursday before the market opens. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period.

Nevada judge approves Wal-Mart wages settlement

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. received final approval on Monday of a settlement in which it will pay between $65 million and $85 million to resolve wage-and-hour violations alleged by millions of workers.

Wal-Mart starts selling caskets, urns online

The world's largest retailer wants to keep its customers even after they die.

Wal-Mart says cuts, slower growth to be positives

Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s CEO and President Mike Duke promised investors Thursday that the retailer's aggressive price-cutting will not hurt its stock price, even as the company issued a modest forecast for U.S. expansion this year and next.

Sam's Club cuts costs and offers more essentials

Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s Sam's Club, the nation's ninth-largest chain store, hopes to beat back the recession by cutting prices on specific items, offering more everyday goods like food and health and beauty items and paring its assortment of general merchandise like furniture and clothes, the company said Thursday.

Wal-Mart to cut prices weekly through holidays

Wal-Mart, which has ridden low prices to dominate the U.S. retail scene, further stepped up its game in price cutting Wednesday.

Ahead of the Bell: Wal-Mart

Some analysts expect Wal-Mart Stores Inc. may announce plans Wednesday at its analysts' meeting that it will accelerate U.S. store growth next year. Wall Street is also looking to hear details of more price-cutting strategies as it heads into the holiday season.

Wal-Mart and Amazon.com trade price cuts on books

Taking a page from its original playbook, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. launched a full-fledged price war with Amazon.com Inc. and a nation of book retailers, lowering online prices on certain highly anticipated hardback titles to $9.

Wal-Mart to pay $11M to settle Iowa workers' case

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has agreed to pay $11 million to settle a class-action lawsuit brought on behalf of 97,000 current and former workers in Iowa over allegations that they were forced to skip breaks or work off the clock.

Wal-Mart will change Tamiflu pills to liquid doses

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. says it plans to convert Tamiflu capsules into liquids to help give the antiviral drug to children and the elderly, who may have trouble swallowing the capsules.

Court upholds $2M award to Wal-Mart pharmacist

A former pharmacist at Wal-Mart Stores Inc. who claimed she was fired after asking to be paid the same as her male colleagues is entitled to $2 million in damages awarded by a jury, the state's highest court ruled Monday.

Wal-Mart will discount apples in October

Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's largest retailer, said Friday it will offer discounts on apples and apple products on four days in October and promote locally grown apples.

Wal-Mart to offer 100 toys for $10 during holidays

Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's largest retailer, said Wednesday it will offer more than 100 toys at $10 during the key holiday season.

Wal-Mart to pay Mass. $3M to settle meals claims

The Massachusetts attorney general says Wal-Mart has agreed to pay $3 million to settle complaints that it didn't give some employees proper meal breaks.

Wal-Mart presence benefits food makers: analyst

Packaged food companies benefit from their products being stocked at Wal-Mart Stores Inc., in addition to traditional grocery stores, an analyst said Wednesday.

2 China Wal-Mart workers arrested after death

Two employees of a Wal-Mart store in eastern China were arrested after a woman was beaten outside the store on suspicion of being a shoplifter and died, a state-owned newspaper reported Tuesday.

Wal-Mart to sell goods from other vendors on Web

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has launched an addition to its online business that has outside retailers selling nearly 1 million new items through Walmart.com, a move that could help the world's largest retailer catch up in the online world.

Officials OK Walmart near Va. battlefield

Officials in central Virginia approved a Walmart Supercenter early Tuesday near one of the nation's most important Civil War battlefields, a proposal that had stirred opposition by preservationists and hundreds of historians.

Wal-Mart worker accused of beating boss with bat

Police in New Haven accused a Wal-Mart worker of beating an assistant manager in a store aisle with an aluminum baseball bat after getting reprimanded for the second time in a few days. Officer Joseph Avery said Tuesday that police are still looking for the 26-year-old suspect. They plan to charge him with first-degree assault and breach of peace.

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WalMart: The High Cost of Low Price
Source: YouTube

Walmart is not an example of free market success. The Walmart corporation relies heavily on the state to remove competition and to fund its growth. Clips from the movie "WalMart: The High Cost of Low Price"

New Battle Mounted Over Civil War Ground - ABC News
Source: ABC News

Actor Robert Duvall and other preservationists fight to keep Wal Mart away in Virgini

Wal-Mart Truck Used to Smuggle Aliens
Source: NewsMax

Four illegal immigrants were found in the back of a Wal-Mart truck, and the driver and two alleged accomplices were accused of trying to smuggle them through a Border Patrol checkpoint.

Wal-Mart tells employees: Vote for McCain, and we'll up your pay to 5 taters a week

Wal-Mart wants me to vote Republican, and they want you to vote Republican. But most of all, they want all of their 1 million employees to vote Republican.

Wal-Mart Denies Pressuring Workers To Vote GOP : NPR
Source: npr.org

Wal-Mart is denying reports that company officials encouraged store managers to "vote Republican" in November. Company officials are said to be concerned that a Democratic victory would make it easier for employees to unionize.

gOS PC Sells Out: People Like A Google Focused PC
Source: TechCrunch

A sell-out in 2 weeks. That $200 computer caught someone's fancy.

Wal-Mart to Sell Division to Metro, Exiting Germany
Source: almostheadline.com

Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's largest retailer, will retreat from Germany by selling its 85 stores to Metro AG at a $1 billion loss, two months after exiting South Korea.

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