Walmart

NEW YORK - It's spreading like a virus. Joining a trend started by Wal-Mart, and then Target, and Kmart, now major retailers Meijer, BJ's Wholesale Club, Giant Eagle, and Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. all said this week they are also introducing prescription drug programs that to some degree will allow customers to get needed medications for less money.

NEW YORK - It's spreading like a virus. Joining a trend started by Wal-Mart, and then Target, and Kmart, now major retailers Meijer, BJ's Wholesale Club, Giant Eagle, and Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. all said this week they are also introducing prescription drug programs that to some degree will allow customers to get needed medications for less money.

TEANECK, N.J. - Despite what its critics say, Wal-Mart is a great place to work and is focused on being a valuable member of every community it serves, said Lee Scott, president and c.e.o. of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., yesterday at the closing of the retailer's analyst and investor meeting.

TEANECK, N.J. - The chinks in the armor are showing in Bentonville. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. said yesterday it is hunkering down, planning to sharply reduce its capital spending next year and instead work to drive higher returns at current locations.

WILTON, Conn. - Wal-Mart and Procter & Gamble have been identified as the "best of the best" in Cannondale Associates' 2006 PoweRanking Survey, an annual study that measures how adeptly leading manufacturers and retailers handle working trade relations.

WILTON, Conn. - Wal-Mart and Procter & Gamble have been identified as the "best of the best" in Cannondale Associates' 2006 PoweRanking Survey, an annual study that measures how adeptly leading manufacturers and retailers handle working trade relations.

QUINCY, Mass. - Ahold-owned supermarket chain Stop & Shop has deployed a new online photo service to allow its customers to place orders for prints online through the Stop & Shop Web site.

QUINCY, Mass. - Ahold-owned supermarket chain Stop & Shop has deployed a new online photo service to allow its customers to place orders for prints online through the Stop & Shop Web site.