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...United States v Apple, Inc et al is more than a US Justice department antitrust action against publishers allegedly colluding on ebook prices....
...Tesco is also the third-largest supermarket chain in the world, behind US giant Wal-Mart and French supermarket group Carrefour....
...Walmex fourth-quarter profit jumps 26% Wal-Mart de Mexico, Mexico’s largest retailer, reported a 26 per cent leap in fourth-quarter profits as improving consumer confidence and aggressive store expansion...
...At Wal-Mart, for instance, more than 40 per cent of the online orders on the retailer’s website are sent for pick-up at a local store, as customers seek to avoid the costs and timing uncertainties of home...
...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....
...In October, Wal-Mart identified 12 “hot” toys for the season; at the end of last week its website had sold out of nine of them, leaving only the latest TMX Elmo from Mattel’s Fisher Price, Spider-Man 3 action...
...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...
...In a sign that political Wal-Mart is here to stay, Leslie Dach, a former political adviser to Al Gore’s failed 2000 presidential campaign, this month becomes head of its government relations and corporate...
...Most Controversial The Waltons $78.9bn, Wal-Mart Bentonville, Arkansas What began in the 1960s as a family chain of variety stores in Arkansas has morphed into a global empire with 6,500 low-cost supermart...
...Low prices continue to lure millions of Americans to Wal-Mart, despite the opprobrium the store chain’s employment and sourcing policies provoke in ethical campaigners....
...Wal-Mart rose 4 per cent to $47.31 on expectations of October’s same-store sales being 4.3 per cent higher than last year, while Caterpillar rose 3 per cent to $52.59 as it eyed compound annual earnings...
...Sales figures from US retail companies were mixed yesterday, with Wal-Mart saying July same-store sales rose 4.4 per cent. But the shares in the retailer slipped 0.8 per cent to $49.29....
...THE WAL-MART EFFECT: How an Out-of-Town Superstore Became a Superpower by Charles Fishman Allen Lane ₤12.99, 304 pages A brave attempt to provide a balanced account of the retail giant....
...For department stores, which face mounting competition from speciality retailers and discounters such as Wal-Mart and Target, the holiday season represents a prime opportunity to convince consumers that...
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