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BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. said yesterday a New York Stock Exchange investigation requested by the AFL-CIO trade union confederation found the retailer is not violating exchange rules.

BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. said yesterday it's buying a 35 percent stake in Taiwan-based Bounteous Co., a company that operates a major Chinese discount chain called Trust-Mart. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed.

MONTVALE, N.J. -- In a development not only expected by many, but publicly hinted at by top executives from at least one of the parties involved, The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc. here said yesterday that it was in the midst of negotiations to acquire Carteret, N.J.-based Pathmark Stores, Inc. for a possible price of $12.50 per Pathmark share or about $653 million (based on the number of Pathmark shares outstanding), to be paid in cash and A&P stock.

TORONTO -- Canadian retailer Loblaw Cos., Ltd.'s recently outlined bid to salvage its business by such measures as concentrating on its Joe Fresh Brand of apparel and other nonfoods, slashing food prices, and improving services won't turn the troubled company's fortunes around overnight, analysts warned.

WILMINGTON, Del. - Wal-Mart and Safeway are the newest companies to join the new Fruits & Veggies -- More Matters license agreement initiative launched by the Produce for Better Health Foundation (PBH) here. All told, 33 retail companies representing approximately 20,000 individual retail stores across the nation have signed on with the More Matters campaign.

AUSTIN, Texas - In a surprise move, Whole Foods Market here is fighting back against the mainstream grocery chains, supercenters, and specialty operators that have moved in on its natural turf by moving to acquire its leading super-natural direct competitor, Boulder, Colo.-based Wild Oats Markets

WILMINGTON, Del. - Wal-Mart and Safeway are the newest companies to join the new Fruits & Veggies -- More Matters license agreement initiative launched by the Produce for Better Health Foundation (PBH) here. All told, 33 retail companies representing approximately 20,000 individual retail stores across the nation have signed on with the More Matters campaign.

AUSTIN, Texas - In a surprise move, Whole Foods Market here is fighting back against the mainstream grocery chains, supercenters, and specialty operators that have moved in on its natural turf by moving to acquire its leading super-natural direct competitor, Boulder, Colo.-based Wild Oats Markets