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...climate deal exit) Bob Iger, Chairman and CEO, The Walt Disney Company (left after Paris climate deal exit) Rich Lesser, President and CEO, Boston Consulting Group Doug McMillon, President and CEO, Wal-Mart...
...Wal-Mart has repeatedly said it wants to enter the Russian market, but through working with a local partner rather than directly....
...Elsewhere, joining Kraft’s clout with grocers, such as Wal-Mart, to Cadbury’s mastery of “instant consumption” outlets – convenience stores and newsagents – should pump up the top line....
...The company, which also operates Ralphs and Food 4 Less stores, has come under pressure to slash its prices in the recession to compete with low-price competitors such as Wal-Mart....
...In corporate news, Wal-Mart, the world’s largest retailer, said it would create more than 22,000 jobs this year in new or expanded US stores. Wal-Mart shares were flat at $50.87....
...Wal-Mart, the discounter, will be selling Twilight T-shirts and other merchandise alongside the DVD in its stores....
...“It’s a phenomenon with women and teens,” said Melissa O’Brian of Wal-Mart....
...a 700 to 1,000 day retail recession” Well known retailers such as Circuit City, Linens & Things and The Sharper Image have already filed for bankruptcy and chains such Best Buy, Home Depot, Kroger and Wal-Mart...
...Talking to 47 Apple stores, 35 Best Buy ones and two Wal-Mart ones, they concluded “Apple continues to gain market share in PCs, smartphones and MP3 players, despite the challenge of higher price points...
...Wal-Mart, the largest US retailer, already operates more than 4,000 pharmacies at its superstores and warehouse clubs across the US....
...The US company joins Wal-Mart and Family Dollar in bucking the worst of declining consumer spending, reporting strong growth as consumers trade down to discount retailers....
...The new pilot stores are about 15,000 sq ft, a 10th of the size of the Supercenters that have been driving Wal-Mart’s growth over the past two decades....
...Not a big deal on the face of it, but for the French group – the world’s second-biggest retailer after Wal-Mart of the US – the importance of its home market cannot be underestimated....
...US stocks posted modest gains on Thursday as investors responded to solid sales figures from Wal-Mart, the world’s largest retailer, and encouraging data on retail sales and jobless claims....
...The broader market reacted uneasily to the results, particularly after Wal-Mart eked out a lower-than-expected same-store sales gain of just 0.5 per cent....
...Wal-Mart, the largest US retailer, is dipping its toes into online grocery sales, with the expansion of a home shipping service for products including Perrier water and free-trade coffee at Sam’s Club, its...
...Wal-Mart makes a high-profile target for local groups, which argue that the US chain has a history of wiping out small high street stores....
...Li & Fung, a big supplier to Wal-Mart Stores of the US, rose 5.9 per cent to HK$30.65....
...Following lower-than-expected results from Wal-Mart and Home Depot on Tuesday, Macy ’s results cast a shadow over retailers....
...Wal-Mart’s US floorspace after 45 years in business came to 600m sq ft as of October. India’s “mom and pop” stores are just as likely to be put to the wall by Reliance as by Wal-Mart....
...Wal-Mart reversed its recent run of lacklustre sales as its 3.4 per cent rise beat estimates of a 1.4 per cent gain....
...One of the best performers in the Dow was Wal-Mart after it released an estimate on Saturday that its January store sales should rise 2.2 per cent, a stronger-than-forecast outcome....
...The group, the world’s second biggest retailer after Wal-Mart, is sitting on a property gold mine....
...By early 2000, companies such as Home Depot, Wal-Mart, Dell and Microsoft were trading at absurd multiples, with price/earnings ratios well above 50....
...Make no mistake: India doesn’t need Wal-Mart to have modern shopping....
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