There were few missteps among the discounters in January, as most posted strong results, many surpassing Wall Street expectations.

Discounters reported strong-than-expected sales for August, fueled by back-to-school shopping, promotions and cooler weather in the Northeast.

Fashion retailer Dots announced it has named former Wal-Mart Stores senior VP Lisa Rhodes as its new CEO.

Wal-Mart Stores is expected to face scrutiny from shareholders at its annual meeting on Friday in the wake of allegations of bribery in Mexico.

Wal-Mart Stores chief merchandising officer Duncan MacNaughton said during a CIBC conference that Wal-Mart’s domestic sales momentum has continued over the last two months.

Urban Outfitters reported that sales for the fourth quarter, ended Jan. 31, rose 9% to $731 million.

Wal-Mart Stores announced a series of management changes that include an unexpected change in leadership at Sam’s Club, and a new chief information officer.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. posted the first quarterly revenue gain in its U.S. namesake business in more than two years, but the discounter's profit was down 2.9%.

Wal-Mart Stores announced that Eduardo Castro-Wright, 56, vice chairman and CEO of the company’s global e-commerce and global sourcing businesses, will retire on July 1, 2012.

Wal-Mart Stores unveiled a multibillion-dollar women¹s initiative whereby it double the money it spends with women-owned businesses, train women around the world and push major suppliers to use more women and minorities on work they do for the retailer.

According to reports by Reuters and Bloomberg on Friday, Wal-Mart Stores is transferring management of its e-commerce business to store-level leadership in developed countries and said that two online executives are leaving the company.

According to multiple reports on Monday, India’s largest retailer has hired two former executives of Wal-Mart Stores’ China operations as its two top executives.