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June 4, 2013
Wal-Mart launches fresh produce initiative

Bentonville, Ark. – Wal-Mart is launching an initiative to increase the amount of fresh produce on its shelves. The effort includes buying produce directly from growers for immediate shipment to stores, performing independent weekly fresh produce checks at stores and providing fresh produce training for associates.

May 29, 2013
Wal-Mart pleads guilty in hazardous waste case; will pay $82 million

Wal-Mart Stores pleaded guilty in federal court in San Francisco to improperly handling and disposing of hazardous waste in California and Missouri, and agreed to pay about $82 million in fines.

May 28, 2013
Wal-Mart set to hire vets

Wal-Mart has launched an initiative to hire any honorably discharged US military veteran within the first 12 months after they have been on active duty.

May 16, 2013
Wal-Mart’s Q1 sales, profit disappoints; issues tepid Q2 outlook

Wal-Mart Stores on Thursday reported profit and sales that were just below Wall Street expectations as the giant retailer struggled with a number of issues that impacted its U.S. sales, from the payroll tax increase to an unseasonably cold spring to delayed tax returns.

April 24, 2013
Senate confirms Wal-Mart’s Burwell as White House budget director

The U.S. Senate voted 96-0 to confirm former Wal-Mart Foundation president Sylvia Mathews Burwell as White House budget director.

April 10, 2013
Report: Wal-Mart exec who called sales ‘total disaster’ has left

A Wednesday report by Reuters said that Jerry Murray, the Wal-Mart finance VP who called the chain's early February sales "a total disaster" in an email made public by Bloomberg, has left the company, effective April 5.

April 8, 2013
Wal-Mart continues college campus growth plan

Wal-Mart said it will open two additional college campus locations, nearly two years after make its university debut at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville.

March 26, 2013
Report: Wal-Mart to test in-store lockers for online purchases

Walmart plans to test the use of in-store lockers to hold goods ordered on its Web site until shoppers can pick them up, Reuters reported.

February 26, 2013
Publix leads all retailers in customer satisfaction, followed by Amazon and Office Depot

Customer satisfaction with retailers is on the rise, according to a report released by the American Customer Satisfaction Index.

February 20, 2013
Tennessee sex-discrimination claim against Wal-Mart dismissed

A federal judge in Nashville said that Wal-Mart Stores’ female employees in Tennessee and four other southern states cannot pursue sex-discrimination claims against Wal-Mart through a class action lawsuit.

February 7, 2013
Does Social Responsibility = Retail Opportunity?

In case you missed it, one of America’s biggest and most iconic brands was in the news recently for something other than the latest sales figures: Wal-Mart announced an ambitious plan to hire approximately 100,000 veterans over the next five years.

January 22, 2013
Wal-Mart issues ‘zero tolerance’ policy for global suppliers

Wal-Mart Stores is tightening the reins on its global suppliers.

January 16, 2013
Bricks versus Clicks: Four Ways to Convert Showrooming Opportunities

By Mike Romano, SoundBite Communications

January 10, 2013
Report: Congressmen say Wal-Mart CEO was aware of Mexico bribery

According to multiple reports on Thursday, congressmen Henry Waxman (D-Rep., Calif.) and Elijah Cummings (D-Rep. Md.) have said that Wal-Mart Stores CEO Mike Duke and other senior-level officials at the retailer were informed about allegations of bribery in the retailer’s operations in Mexico in 2005.

December 27, 2012
Retail’s Power Players

Some are merchants, with long careers in brick-and-mortar stores. Others are tech trailblazers, using new media to match merchandise and buyers. Others are influencing retail in less direct, but no less significant, ways. All share an ability to create new opportunities and, in their own way, are looking to reinvent the shopping experience. And all wield a great deal of influence in today’s complex retail landscape.

December 18, 2012
New York Times: Wal-Mart used payoffs in Mexico

Wal-Mart Stores’ ongoing investigation into bribery allegations was thrust into the spotlight again on Monday after the New York Times ran a lengthy piece detailing how an elaborate series of payments accelerated construction of a controversial store in Mexico City.

November 26, 2012
Walmart workers protest, make no dent in Black Friday sales

As holiday shoppers prepared to battle crowds on Thanksgiving weekend, Wal-Mart workers and supports geared up to protest at stores nationwide, openly criticizing the retailers’ wages, benefits and treatment of employees.

November 19, 2012
Wal-Mart changes date of fourth quarter dividend payment

Wal-Mart is changing the date that its fourth-quarter dividend will be paid.

September 14, 2012
India paves way for foreign retailers

India’s government said that it has OK’d plans to permit foreign retailers to open stores that sell more than one brand, paving the way for retailers such as Wal-Mart Stores and Carrefour SA to expand their presence in the country.

September 4, 2012
Wal-Mart’s new Oregon store to have state’s largest green roof

Wal-Mart Stores said that its new store in Portland, Ore., will feature the state’s largest green roof.

August 17, 2012
Walmart, Target to deliver mobile wallet to consumers

Following Wednesday reports that large retailers such as Wal-Mart Stores, Target Corp. and 7-Eleven are developing a mobile payment network, Wal-Mart confirmed on Thursday that a new company has been formed by Wal-Mart and other leading U.S. retailers to develop and deploy an m-commerce solution much like the Starbucks Square initiative that was announced last week.

August 17, 2012
Walmart, Target to deliver mobile wallet to consumers

Following Wednesday reports that large retailers such as Wal-Mart Stores, Target Corp. and 7-Eleven are developing a mobile payment network, Wal-Mart confirmed on Thursday that a new company has been formed by Wal-Mart and other leading U.S. retailers to develop and deploy an m-commerce solution much like the Starbucks Square initiative that was announced last week.

August 16, 2012
Wal-Mart Q2 profit rises, but sales miss Street

Wal-Mart Stores reported that net income for the second quarter rose 5.7% to $4.02 billion, compared with $3.8 billion in the year-ago period.

August 15, 2012
Finish Line names Wal-Mart exec as senior VP store operations

The Finish Line announced it has named Greg Beidler as senior VP store operations for the chain.

August 15, 2012
Report: Wal-Mart, Target to develop mobile payment network

A report by the Wall Street Journal said that big retailers such as Wal-Mart Stores, Target Corp. and 7-Eleven are planning to develop a mobile payment network much like the Starbucks Square initiative that was announced last week.

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