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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has named the head of its Walmart de Mexico business as president and CEO of its Walmart Latin America regional operations.
Fairfield police said a Mississippi man took holiday shopping to another level by hiding in a Wal-Mart and trying to leave with cash. Police said the man hid inside the Walmart on Nov. 25 after it closed at 11 p.m. and took $54,000 in cash and checks. A guard subdued the man when he tried to leave through locked doors. Police said money bags started falling from his clothes as he shook the doors.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said Thursday it will collaborate with Global Brands Group to operate special shops advancing soccer's World Cup tournament next year inside Walmart stores worldwide.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has agreed to pay $40 million to 87,500 Massachusetts employees who claimed the retailer denied them rest and meals breaks, manipulated time cards and refused to pay overtime, according to court documents filed Wednesday.
Police say a Wal-Mart store in Southern California closed its doors for several hours before dawn after some Black Friday shoppers began fighting over bargain merchandise.
The Supreme Court of Canada said Friday that Wal-Mart Stores Inc. was entitled to close a store in Quebec in 2005, seven months after workers voted to become the first Walmart store in North America to unionize.
As the hours tick down to Black Friday, the most-hyped shopping day of the year, the big question is more about safety than spending.
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 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 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 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.
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.
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.
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.
The world's largest retailer wants to keep its customers even after they die.
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.
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, which has ridden low prices to dominate the U.S. retail scene, further stepped up its game in price cutting Wednesday.
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.
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 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 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.
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.
The chairman of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. warned Wednesday the global economic recovery will likely be lethargic, even as the retailing behemoth sees great growth potential in China and India.
Despite Giant Mold Universe Found Inside Chef Boyardee Can Walmart Refused to Make Refund Larry says that he opened a can of chef boyardee recently only to find a horrible giant mold world growing inside.
From the time I was 4, we had a wal-mart a few towns over. It's a small, set back store that nobody really ever shops in. That was the pattern until the economy started spiraling.
Best Wii Deal Ever Starts Saturday!You might have thought Black Friday marked the end of the holiday deals season, but Walmart has other plans.
Wal-Mart, is it safer then the GovernmentWal-Mart may not have a AAA rating but it seems even safer then the government right now. What would you rather invest in, given the facts I am all for Wal-Mart.
Where to Find the Best Cyber Monday DealsThis year, nearly nine out of 10 retailers will have Cyber Monday specials on their Web sites, according to a survey by Shop.org, which runs CyberMonday.com, an online mall with more than 700 retailers.
Walmart's Black Friday Rip-offCustomers arrived at 5 a.m. to find $198 laptops had all been assigned the day before to people who called the store, never mentioned in ads.
Black Friday: Police also called to Wal-Mart in Rancho CucamongaAs happened earlier in Upland, police were called to the Wal-Mart in Rancho Cucamonga after Black Friday customers got a bit too feisty, authorities said.
Black Friday: Wal-Mart in Upland temporarily closes after 'fighting inside'Black Friday brought out the rowdy side of Wal-Mart shoppers early this morning when the Upland location shut down for more than two hours after customers caused a ruckus inside.
Wal-Mart price pressure hurts China workers: reportBEIJING (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc's demand for rock-bottom prices from suppliers in China means some of these companies are forcing their employees to work in sweatshop-like conditions, a new report said on Wednesday.
Ultimate Insider Black Friday GuideWith a slowly recovering economy, retailers are looking for ways to lure wary customers into their stores on Black Friday. Some retailers are attracting shoppers by staying open on Thanksgiving Day, in addition to extending their hours on Black Friday.
For Wal-Mart and Amazon, the First Round of a Price FightAli had Frazier. Coke has Pepsi. The Yankees have the Red Sox. Now Wal-Mart, the mightiest retail giant in history, may have met its own worthy adversary: Amazon.com.
Heather Ellis Takes Center Stage At Wal-Mart Trial A jury Friday began deliberating the case of Heather Ellis who is accused of cutting in line in a Wal-Mart, shoving merchandise and assaulting police officers. Earlier Friday, Heather Ellis, 24, took the stand and denied all charges in the racially charged case.
Wal-Mart scuffle prompts racism claims - CNN.comOne side says blah, blah, the other says blah, blah, blah. All sounds like a headache to me, over nothing to begin with. I guess if patriotism wasn't a good enough reason to boycott Wal-Mart, there is always the customers/employees.
Multi-National companies did business in South Africa during Apartheid and exploited the social system engineered by the National Party responsible for the repression and exploitation of the majority of the population.
Target's Black Friday Bet: $3 AppliancesOlson, who's been tracking annual Black Friday deals from Wal-Mart, Target, Sears and other chain stores for the past six years, said Target's deals look "pretty aggressive" this year.
Calming the Black Friday Crowds A year after an unruly crowd trampled a worker to death at a Wal-Mart store, the nation's retailers are preparing for another Black Friday, the blockbuster shopping day after Thanksgiving.
Walmart: Quote of the nightA quote from a conference this weekend, from the NY Times:
Deputy: 'Explosive diarrhea' story didn't add up 'Explosive diarrhea' was the excuse a 42-year-old man gave to a deputy for being naked inside his truck in a Walmart parking. It all happened after two different women accused him of exposing his penis while in plain view.
Wal-Mart now selling caskets, urns onlineThe world's largest retailer wants to keep its customers even after they die. Wal-Mart has started selling caskets on its Web site at prices that undercut many funeral homes, long the major seller of caskets.
Video: Thousands of Dollars Worth of Baby Formula Stolen From Wal-Mart Store in Daylight"Police are looking for three people who stole 24 hundred dollars worth of baby formula" from a Wal-Mart store in daylight.
Wal-Mart Allows the Dead to Rest Easy and CheapNo, you can't try them on. On-line orders only.
Walmart, Target, Amazon: Book Price War Heats Up'Tis the season to be shopping for best-selling books. Thanks to an almost comical price war that has broken out among a few of the country's retail giants, more people may be reading over the holidays.
Wal-Mart restores Wall of Honor - St. Petersburg TimesAt a time when American men and women are fighting and dying in two wars, banishing a years-old community photo tribute to military personnel may not be the wisest corporate decision.
93-year-old Peabody driver arraigned in Wal-Mart crashThe mother of a 1-year-old girl who was seriously injured when a car plowed into a Danvers Wal-Mart in June looked on yesterday as the elderly driver pleaded not guilty at his arraignment on negligence charges.
I really debated about posting these, for a second or so. Enjoy!
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