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...ftcamp=rss Wal-Mart workers freed after mislabeling charges Authorities in Chongqing, China, released two Wal-Mart Stores Inc. employees jailed six months ago over a food-labeling violation, as the retailer...
...Related reading: Russian retail: not recommended for foreigners, Vedomosti (Russian) Emerging markets: lessons from Wal-Mart, FT Walmart plans its Russia return, FT...
...South Africa appeal court dismisses case against Wal-Mart’s Massmart deal Regulators’ approval of Wal-Mart Stores Inc....
...Wal-mart suit: The second largest U.S. public pension fund said on Thursday it had sued current and former executives and board members at Wal-Mart Stores Inc, alleging bribery and a cover-up in the company...
...http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/115447dc-92c9-11e1-b6e2-00144feab49a.html WalMart workers freed after mislabeling charges Authorities in Chongqing, China, released two Wal-Mart Stores Inc. employees jailed...
...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...
...Tesco is also the third-largest supermarket chain in the world, behind US giant Wal-Mart and French supermarket group Carrefour....
...Wal-Mart may open India retail stores Wal-Mart and Carrefour may gain access to the retail market of the world’s second most-populous country after an Indian government panel was said to have recommended...
...worldwide - A research laboratory believes it has cracked the problems of carbon capture and storage with a revolutionary new power station - Sir Richard Branson and the billionaire family behind Wal-Mart...
...Li & Fung sources everything from T-shirts and anoraks to furniture and beauty products for western retailers such as Wal-Mart Stores and Toys R’ Us....
...Walmart’s support would help it to open more than 150 food stores in South Africa in the next five to 10 years, he added....
...Carrefour, the world’s biggest supermarkets group after Wal-Mart of the US, is planning to sell its operations in Malaysia, Thailand and Singapore to focus on countries in which it is market leader....
...However, Wal-Mart, in a joint venture with Bharti, has started cash-and-carry stores – a business open to foreign investment – with other foreign players soon to follow....
...“Flogging DVDs in Bentonville [where Wal-Mart is headquartered] is not particularly sexy, but it’s what MGM was good at,” says one person who was close to the situation at the time....
...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....
...Wal-Mart has repeatedly said it wants to enter the Russian market, but through working with a local partner rather than directly....
...With Wal-Mart also pushing suppliers to use Wal-Mart TV, growth “is outpacing the early days of the internet twofold”, he adds....
...The opportunity turned out to be Wal-Mart....
...While Wal-Mart has slowed its US store growth as it faces an increasingly saturated market for its large stores, it still expects to open more than 125 Supercenters this year....
...Andy Bond remembers clearly the day 10 years ago that he learned that Wal-Mart was to acquire Asda, where he was then a senior manager....
...drive to neutralise the price challenge from Wal-Mart and other discounters....
...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....
...Instead, when Easy Day stores need fresh vegetables, Bharti Wal-Mart notifies the farmers a day in advance of its requirements and the purchase price, which allows the growers to decide whether to sell to...
...Wal-Mart, the US retailer, has opened an office in Moscow, but unlike Carrefour is seeking to enter the market by acquiring a stake in an established local retailer....
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