Walmart

Walmart and Target are in a battle for the mantle of top food retailer with the most social media followers.

More Arkansas stores expected to follow

The occasion marks the first anniversary of the chain’s "eValues" program.

Kimberly-Clark Corp. has received Walmart’s 2009 International Supplier of the Year award.

Representatives from the world’s largest retailer, the world’s largest convenience store chain and the world’s largest consumer electronics superstore were among numerous Hispanic marketing experts who addressed a record crowd of more than 425 attendees at the sixth annual Hispanic Retail 360 Summit held recently in San Diego.

With consumer confidence seemingly stuck in neutral, The Nielsen Company forecasts a modest increase in dollar sales on back-to-school items, up 1.7 percent to $2.6 billion, although unit sales are projected to drop.

Retail same-store sales excluding Walmart sagged slightly to a 2.9 percent gain in July, hurt by a tough promotional environment and the diverging spending intentions of shoppers by income group.

A new Kantar Retail survey of a co-located Walmart Supercenter and a new Market Basket grocery store in the Northeast identifies how the smaller competitor effectively competes with the large chain.