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...H Mart, the Asian grocery store chain, reported $1.5bn in sales last year, with 102 locations across the country....
...We have the highest levels of enthusiasm, so the head of Walmart, who I know, who’s a very nice guy, was making a political statement. I mean, I would do it the same way, you know why?...
...carrying higher costs. 2) How can Wal-Mart afford to have such low prices and still be so profitable?...
...lobbying India’s Cabinet approved a retired judge to probe claims that Wal-Mart Stores Inc....
...0/2f734e3a-8c74-11e1-9758-00144feab49a.html Wal-Mart bribery probe may exposes retailer to US fines Wal-Mart’s probe of possible bribery in Mexico may prompt executive departures and steep US government...
...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...
...Wal-Mart is the subject of a US Justice Department criminal investigation after a report on the weekend about allegations of corruption at its Mexican subsidiary, reports Bloomberg, citing a person familiar...
...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...
...South Africa appeal court dismisses case against Wal-Mart’s Massmart deal Regulators’ approval of Wal-Mart Stores Inc....
...http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-04-23/wal-mart-bribery-probe-may-exposes-retailer-to-u-s-fines.html Bahrain F1 race completed amid tight security Bahrain’s Grand Prix passed off without major incident...
...Jamie Dimon’s also in the NY Observer disguising JPMorgan as Wal-Mart. Second — Wal-Mart has a return on equity north of 20 per cent. JPM’s is 10.55 per cent....
...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...
...Li & Fung, which supplies goods for retailers including Wal-mart of the US, gained 1.6 per cent to HK$35.25 after delivering a bullish outlook for its revenues....
...Under the program, suppliers can sell their Wal-Mart invoices to the retailer’s partner banks, including Wells Fargo & Co. and Citigroup Inc., according to the letter, at interest rates based partly on Wal-Mart...
...On that measure, Target shares are off about 18%, while Walmart’s are up about 5%. The S&P Retail index, meanwhile, was off about 11%....
...Observers may think also that his experience of Wal-Mart, a totemic retailer that prides itself on a unique corporate culture, gives him special insights into M&S....
...The index excludes Wal-Mart, the largest US retailer, which no longer reports monthly sales numbers....
...Over the past five years its shares have marginally outperformed Wal-Mart, while both are well ahead of the S&P 500 index....
...Wal-Mart, the largest US retailer, opened a partly-owned cash-and-carry warehouse store in Punjab last month in a joint-venture with Bharti Enterprises, while Tesco and Carrefour are also planning joint...
...“I guarantee you that every S&P 500 company, after this proxy contest, is going to take a look at their board,” Mr Ackman predicts....
...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....
...So tough was the competition that Wal-Mart, the US retail group, three years ago gave up its plans to sell everything under one roof in Germany....
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