Walmart

NEW YORK -- When asked to name which major store or retailer does the best job of catering to the Hispanic or Latino consumer, Hispanic Americans who participated in a recent survey named Wal-Mart most often, according to GfK Omnibus Services, a division of GfK Custom Research North America. The research group released results from its Hispanic OmniTel Retail Study yesterday.

LAKELAND, Fla. -- Publix Super Markets here got the green light it was looking for earlier this week, as the Chattanooga City Council approved rezoning for a new $10 million Publix grocery store in Hixson, Tenn.

CORNUCOPIA, Wis. -- The Cornucopia Institute here, which describes itself as an "organic farming watchdog," has filed a formal legal complaint with the USDA to look into allegations of illegal "organic" food distribution by Bentonville, Ark.-based Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Cornucopia said it has documented cases of nonorganic foods being sold as organic in the megaretailer's grocery departments.

BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- Only weeks after rolling back prices on over one hundred of the holiday season's hottest toys and games, Wal-Mart plans additional price cuts on more toys and games, bringing the running total to over 150.

For three days in the Arizona desert, category managers traded tips and tools on the cutting edge of the discipline.

CORNUCOPIA, Wis. -- The Cornucopia Institute here, which describes itself as an "organic farming watchdog," has filed a formal legal complaint with the USDA to look into allegations of illegal "organic" food distribution by Bentonville, Ark.-based Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Cornucopia said it has documented cases of nonorganic foods being sold as organic in the megaretailer's grocery departments.

BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- Only weeks after rolling back prices on over one hundred of the holiday season's hottest toys and games, Wal-Mart plans additional price cuts on more toys and games, bringing the running total to over 150.

For three days in the Arizona desert, category managers traded tips and tools on the cutting edge of the business.