Hints and tips:
...Follow Christopher Grimes and John Reed on Twitter: @grimes_ce, @JohnReedwrites...
...When Woolworth was expelled in 1997, shortly after the closure of all the famous stores bearing its name in the US, it was replaced by Wal-Mart....
...John Mackey will remain as CEO of Whole Foods Market and Whole Foods Market’s headquarters will stay in Austin, Texas....
...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...
...From a single store in Austin, Texas, in the 1980s, Whole Foods helped create the market for organic and natural produce in the US, expanding through more than a dozen acquisitions to become the nation’s...
...executive, BlackRock Bob Iger- chairman and chief executive, The Walt Disney Company Rich Lesser- president and chief executive, Boston Consulting Group Doug McMillon- president and chief executive, Wal-Mart...
...(NYT) Special interests stealthily fund the GOP convention Some companies – like Apple, Wal-Mart and Microsoft – are scaling back their support given Trump’s controversial statements....
...Retailers Wal-Mart, Ross Stores and Gap report quarterly earnings....
...This week, the New York-based company will open its 11th store, which executives somewhat breathlessly compare to Tesla showrooms....
...Wal-Mart’s annual meeting is at noon UK time....
...The magnitude of these known issues was larger than expected, but should be temporary,” analyst John Roberts said....
...If the proposed deal doesn’t come off, it could be bought by Wal-Mart. Combined, their Brazilian operations would be bigger than Pão de Açúcar....
...[UPDATE] John Simley, Wal-Mart’s director of media relations, made the following point in an email to FT Alphaville: we do consider the first of the year to be an arbitrary starting date....
...A case in point was in 2000, when the business was approached with an order for millions of its bars by Sam’s Club, a chain of membership-only warehouse stores in the US that is owned and operated by Wal-Mart...
...Wal-Mart has repeatedly said it wants to enter the Russian market, but through working with a local partner rather than directly....
...The recession has seen Wal-Mart outperform all its leading competitors in terms of sales growth as budget-conscious Americans flock to its giant stores....
...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 opportunity turned out to be Wal-Mart....
...But as the economic climate deteriorated in late 2007, Target’s comparable sales growth fell below those of Wal-Mart, as customers sought out Wal-Mart’s low-cost basics, and shifted their spending away from...
...Many of the Giant-Carlisle stores compete directly against Wal-Mart, the giant US discounter....
...Despite attracting commercials from advertisers ranging from American Express to Wal-Mart, however, it is airing several shows with minimal interruptions by advertising....
...Wal-Mart’s Sam’s Club warehouse store also plans to open a 143,000 sq ft Hispanic-focused store called Más Club in Houston this year....
...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....
...Consumer discretionary stocks were watched closely after the sales figures and Wal-Mart’s results....
International Edition