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...Yet, as Charles Fishman wrote in The Wal-Mart Effect in 2006, Walmart derives all of its impact from us, “from our willingness to open our wallets, just a few dollars at a time . . ....
...The imperial overlords exacted a 1 per cent export tax on Netherlandish goods. By the 1540s, Antwerp paid 75 per cent of this revenue....
...Estonia’s government collapsed this month because of a corruption scandal related to a property development in Tallinn....
...With streets empty, Amazon, Wal-Mart and local grocers sold out of key household items, networks jammed across the globe, SMB’s shuttered, and millions working from home, forced changes will have a lasting...
...In Finance v Wal-Mart: Why are Financial Services so Expensive?, Mr Philippon crunches the numbers on costs for consumers....
...Blue J Legal, a Toronto-based business, mines Canadian court rulings on tax and employment....
...Both fairs have the same owner, Merchandise Mart Properties Inc....
...When asked whether he is tempted to join the trend of property owners remodelling for other uses, he says: “We are so far from going residential.”...
...But Ocado’s shares fell back 4 per cent last Wednesday on news that Wal-Mart planned to expand its own home delivery service - suggesting a potential tie-up with Ocado was off the cards....
...A post-earnings bump for retail giant Wal-Mart and a first critical vote on tax reform have vaulted US equities solidly into the black on Thursday, with the Nasdaq Composite surging to hit a new record closing...
...Alice Walton was the highest placed woman, with a net worth of $38.2bn, ranking the heir to the Wal-Mart Stores fortune at 13 – the same position as last year....
...Instead, he said the “biggest stumbling block to an approach like this” would likely be retailers like Wal-Mart....
...Whether we tax polluters and such costs are passed forward to various stakeholders, or whether as a society we pay polluters to reduce their use of plastics, the allocative efficiency is the same....
...Just look at how Amazon’s expansion has impacted Wal-Mart, or at the desperate mergers being attempted in the media and healthcare sectors and in other industries that are being reshaped by big tech companies...
...Tequila in $5.1bn deal (WSJ) Loeb demands ‘more urgency’ for disposals at Nestlé (FT) Richemont bids to take full control of Yoox Net-a-Porter (FT) Carlyle loses control of bankrupt US oil refinery (FT) Wal-Mart...
...And against Wal-Mart’s 4,700 stores, Whole Foods has 460....
...was up 6.4 per cent Kohl’s up 5 per cent L Brands up 4.3 per cent Gap up 3.6 per cent Best Buy up 2.6 per cent Macy’s up 2.4 per cent Urban Outfitters, Target and Hanesbrands all up 2.3 per cent Wal-Mart...
...Best Buy each fell 3 per cent, Wal-Mart was off 0.5 per cent, Target declined 1.4 per cent, Kohl’s was down 2 per cent and Nike dropped 1.46 per cent....
...Among them, however, is the world’s largest retailer, Wal-Mart, along with department stores like Macy’s, Kohl’s and TJX Cos....
...“A barren rock with nary a house upon it,” that will “never be a mart for trade” is how her foreign secretary, Lord Palmerston, described it....
...In the meantime, multinational companies such as Wal-Mart have visited Jordan to explore prospects with no major commitments yet....
...In the US this shift led to the emergence of huge discount retailers like Wal-Mart and Costco, while in Japan it was reflected by the explosive growth in so-called 100-yen shops....
...Retailers Wal-Mart, Ross Stores and Gap report quarterly earnings....
...There are some major retailers reporting quarterly results, led by Wal-Mart, Home Depot and TJX, whose chains include TJ Maxx and Marshalls....
...pitchbooks during the back half of 2015 — which fed into press reports including a Sunday Times‘ “predators plot …” splash at the end of November, as well as more speculative stuff referencing Amazon and Wal-Mart...
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