Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. vice chairman Eduardo Castro-Wright has been appointed president and CEO of Global.com and Global Sourcing, and Bill Simon has been promoted to president and CEO of Walmart U.S.
A federal lawsuit filed in Chicago this week alleges that Minneapolis-based Supervalu, Inc. engaged in “dirty tricks” to scuttle development of a Walmart store in the Chicago suburb of Mundelein, Ill.
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. has officially unveiled its plans to work with the city of Chicago to build several dozen stores that will create about 12,000 jobs over the next five years.
Wolfgang Puck Coffee, a licensed product from Beverly Hills, Calif.-based Wolfgang Puck Worldwide, Inc., has begun its retail launch by rolling out to 2,700 Walmart stores across the country.
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. reportedly is prepared to build dozens of stores in Chicago if city officials back off from their demand that the retailer pay a “living wage” of at least $11.03 an hour.
