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...Over the last two years Whole Foods’ sales figures have been languishing due to increasing competition in specialty foods from the likes of Kroger, Wal-Mart and Costco....
...climate deal exit) Bob Iger, Chairman and CEO, The Walt Disney Company (left after Paris climate deal exit) Rich Lesser, President and CEO, Boston Consulting Group Doug McMillon, President and CEO, Wal-Mart...
...executive, BlackRock Bob Iger- chairman and chief executive, The Walt Disney Company Rich Lesser- president and chief executive, Boston Consulting Group Doug McMillon- president and chief executive, Wal-Mart...
...Wal-Mart’s annual meeting is at noon UK time....
...If the proposed deal doesn’t come off, it could be bought by Wal-Mart. Combined, their Brazilian operations would be bigger than Pão de Açúcar....
...Wal-Mart has repeatedly said it wants to enter the Russian market, but through working with a local partner rather than directly....
...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....
...Wal-Mart’s Sam’s Club warehouse store also plans to open a 143,000 sq ft Hispanic-focused store called Más Club in Houston this year....
...The company, which also operates Ralphs and Food 4 Less stores, has come under pressure to slash its prices in the recession to compete with low-price competitors such as Wal-Mart....
...In corporate news, Wal-Mart, the world’s largest retailer, said it would create more than 22,000 jobs this year in new or expanded US stores. Wal-Mart shares were flat at $50.87....
...Many of the Giant-Carlisle stores compete directly against Wal-Mart, the giant US discounter....
...Wal-Mart, the discounter, will be selling Twilight T-shirts and other merchandise alongside the DVD in its stores....
...“It’s a phenomenon with women and teens,” said Melissa O’Brian of Wal-Mart....
...Bazaarvoice now works with more than 500 brands belonging to companies including Wal-Mart, Home Depot, Boots, Argos, Lego and Procter & Gamble....
...The UFCW also points to its effort to represent a group of 10 Wal-Mart meat workers in Texas who voted to unionise in 2000. Wal-Mart subsequently closed its store meat-cutting counters....
...a 700 to 1,000 day retail recession” Well known retailers such as Circuit City, Linens & Things and The Sharper Image have already filed for bankruptcy and chains such Best Buy, Home Depot, Kroger and Wal-Mart...
...Talking to 47 Apple stores, 35 Best Buy ones and two Wal-Mart ones, they concluded “Apple continues to gain market share in PCs, smartphones and MP3 players, despite the challenge of higher price points...
...Comparable sales at Wal-Mart’s stores and supercenters rose 2 per cent during the month, while sales at its Sam’s Club warehouse stores rose 4.6 per cent....
...Wal-Mart, the largest US retailer, already operates more than 4,000 pharmacies at its superstores and warehouse clubs across the US....
...Wal-Mart says it is opening 15 “Solution Centers by Dell” at stores in the Dallas area, which it says will provide home set-up services for high-definition TVs and home theatre installations, as well as...
...The US company joins Wal-Mart and Family Dollar in bucking the worst of declining consumer spending, reporting strong growth as consumers trade down to discount retailers....
...The new pilot stores are about 15,000 sq ft, a 10th of the size of the Supercenters that have been driving Wal-Mart’s growth over the past two decades....
...Wal-Mart added 3.1 per cent to $59.06 while Starbucks rose 7.4 per cent to $15.13. In industrials, some solid earnings news helped steady investor concerns about the health of the economy....
...Not a big deal on the face of it, but for the French group – the world’s second-biggest retailer after Wal-Mart of the US – the importance of its home market cannot be underestimated....
...Target focuses on a more up-market customer base than its larger rival Wal-Mart and has been harder hit by the pressures on US consumers....
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