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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 . . ....
...Two months into the third quarter and Wal-Mart de México, the US retailer’s Mexican arm, has very little to cheer about – at least in terms of luring more higher-spending customers to its massive retail...
...Now let’s suppose that in the US, the chairman of Wal-Mart could become the chairman of Procter & Gamble. That would be an obvious case of conflict of interest and there would be no denying it....
...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....
...Bloomberg says the US retailer’s 15-year expansion in China is under threat from the probe over the labeling of ordinary pork as organic in Chongqing, where Wal-Mart has faced 21 cases of false advertising...
...Many western brands, such as Nike, LVMH, Carrefour and Wal-Mart, have successfully localised in China and become hugely profitable there....
...A gender discrimination lawsuit against Wal-Mart stores has been affirmed as a class action case by a federal appeals court, creating one of the largest such suits in history, the WSJ reports....
...Wal-Mart, the world’s largest retailer by sales, takes less than 5 per cent of sales online. But two-fifths of its online orders are now collected in-store....
...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....
...pair of jeans and a T-shirt made by Fast Retailing for Y1,500 and dine on a boxed lunch complete with a canned lemon cocktail for a mere Y386, courtesy of Seiyu, the supermarket chain that is owned by Wal-Mart...
...Many retailers and consumer goods companies already theoretically acknowledge that women are in charge of shopping and households: executives at Wal-Mart, Tesco and Procter & Gamble talk about customers...
...In China, Wal-Mart reported a 1.8 per cent fall in sales at its around 140 Wal-Mart stores, and a 5.8 per cent decline at the 103 Trust-Mart stores where it holds a 35 per cent share....
...The opportunity turned out to be Wal-Mart....
...The programme has partnered with retailers including Wal-Mart, Princeton Review, Target and Staples, to encourage parents to spend the funds on their children....
...And according to Reuters, it’s not just devotees of Wal-Mart and Costco that have been cutting back (emphasis FT Alphaville’s): Bankruptcy professionals have a grim view on the U.S. corporate recovery,...
...“In around 20 or 30 per cent of the cases, they say ‘no’ as they have got a better option,” says Mukesh Madhukar, deputy general manager of agricultural development at Bharti Wal-Mart....
...September is just around the corner and across the globe stores are buzzing with back-to-school shoppers. Pencil cases are being upgraded. Gym kits purchased. Feet measured....
...Wal-Mart’s private-label revamp follows the group’s appointment last year of Jack Sinclair, a veteran UK grocer, to head its US food operations and increase the profitability of its existing stores....
...Wal-Mart tries to stick to its own system and does not allow a local management style,” he says....
...Tom Schoewe (left), chief financial officer at Wal-Mart, the world’s biggest retailer, says US food prices are either not rising as fast as before or are indeed falling....
...“If ever there was a case that demonstrated how utterly bankrupt the current system is, the Jacksonville Wal-Mart case is it,” says the union....
...As Mr Muller says: “When a big chain opens next door, we can help [convenience store owners] fight off the competition” – which will be bad news for Wal-Mart if he is proved right....
...Wal-Mart focuses its site-to-store service on merchandise that is only available online....
...Wal-Mart’s shares are up over 18 months while the best-performing S&P 500 stock over the past year is cut-price Family Dollar Stores....
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