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...I don’t think it was a far-reaching statement.”...
...Retailers Wal-Mart, Ross Stores and Gap report quarterly earnings....
...Wal-Mart Stores (Retail) 48. Home Depot (Consumer Goods) 49. Yahoo! (Technology) 50. Morgan Stanley (Finance) 51. Discovery Communications (Media) 52. Colgate-Palmolive (Consumer Goods) 53....
...and didn’t take strong enough action, corporate governance experts told Bloomberg. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-04-23/wal-mart-bribery-probe-may-exposes-retailer-to-u-s-fines.html Bahrain F1 race...
...South Africa appeal court dismisses case against Wal-Mart’s Massmart deal Regulators’ approval of Wal-Mart Stores Inc....
...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...
...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....
...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...
...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 sources everything from T-shirts and anoraks to furniture and beauty products for western retailers such as Wal-Mart Stores and Toys R’ Us....
...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...
...That is why the biggest US and European chains – Wal-Mart, Metro, Carrefour, Hennes & Mauritz, Tesco and Bestbuy – must push for growth in developing markets....
...The Target stock has outperformed Wal-Mart over a 10 year period, a 5 year period, and in 2009 to date(1)....
...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...
...In the US, Wal-Mart has revamped its Great Value own-label brand in a bid to tap into the frugal zeitgeist....
...At an open meeting for investors in New York, Mr Ackman will argue that a lack of relevant expertise among independent board members has contributed to Target’s underperforming its larger rival Wal-Mart...
...Natives of Zhejiang on the east coast like “toilet roll as rough as sandpaper”, the former head of Wal-Mart China liked to observe, a penchant thankfully absent elsewhere....
...Its brands, including Wrangler jeans and The North Face, are sold by retailers from Wal-Mart to Nordstrom, the upmarket fashion department store....
...Another bright spot was Wal-Mart, up 4.5 per cent to $55.85 on the back of better-than-expected revenue....
...• Funds managed by Mr Tilson own Berkshire Hathaway, McDonald’s, Wal-Mart, Coca-Cola, Amex, Target, Crosstex Energy, Atlas Pipeline Partners, Leucadia National, Wendy’s and EchoStar Corporation....
...It has been two years since the first union was established at one of Wal-Mart’s 105 China stores – something the world’s largest retailer had long resisted....
...Costco Wholesale reported a 9 per cent rise in same-store sales in May, while Wal-Mart reported a 3.9 per cent rise. Wal-Mart rose 3.7 per cent to $59.80 and Costco added 3.8 per cent to $73.50....
...Wal-Mart is slowing its expansion in the US and speeding up its growth overseas, opening its first wholesale stores in India this year....
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