Walmart

Just as they do for themselves, more consumers are buying natural and organic foods and supplies for their pets.

Just as they do for themselves, more consumers are buying natural and organic foods and supplies for their pets.

BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. is the latest retailer to join the eco-bag trend, starting this weekend to offer recyclable cloth shopping bags as part of a focus on more eco-friendly practices.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Wal-Mart has repeatedly sought to minimize its payments that support schools and other government services, according to "Rolling Back Property Tax Payments," a report released yesterday by Good Jobs First, a non-profit research center that is critical of Wal-Mart. The group claims that this is the first-ever investigation of Wal-Mart's local property tax records.

BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- Grocery and pharmacy drove Wal-Mart's comparable store sales gains once again in September, as the company reported yesterday a 1.4 percent jump in comps. Meanwhile, the Dow and S&P 500 hit record highs after Wal-Mart increased its profit outlook.

NEW YORK -- Wal-Mart Supercenter, the leading grocery seller in the country, could also be a top destination on a nationwide basis for consumers of organics, according to research released yesterday by Scarborough Research, a joint venture between Arbitron, Inc. and the Nielsen Co.

CHICAGO -- In an encouraging turnaround after years of sluggish sales, center store products experienced 3.1 percent growth in the 52 weeks ending Aug. 12, 2007 across food, drug, mass channels including Wal-Mart, on par with total consumer packaged goods sales growth, according to a report from Information Resources, Inc. here.

CHICAGO -- In an encouraging turnaround after years of sluggish sales, center store products experienced 3.1 percent growth in the 52 weeks ending Aug. 12, 2007 across food, drug, mass channels including Wal-Mart, on par with total consumer packaged goods sales growth, according to a report from Information Resources, Inc. here.