Walmart

BENTONVILLE, Ark. - Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. said yesterday that August same-store sales were up 2.7 percent, driven by back-to-school purchases. The retailer also predicted that same-store sales would increase by 1 percent to 3 percent next month.

LOS ANGELES - The California Korean American Grocery Retailer Association here has filed a libel suit naming ex-United Nations ambassador Andrew Young and Wal-Mart over controversial comments that Young recently made to the Los Angeles Sentinel while heading up a Wal-Mart advocacy group. The suit seeks at least $7.5 million in damages.

BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. plans to open new walk-in health clinics in 20 of its Southeastern stores by the end of 2006, in a deal with New York-based CheckUps.

BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. plans to open new walk-in health clinics in 20 of its Southeastern stores by the end of 2006, in a deal with New York-based CheckUps.

BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. plans to open new walk-in health clinics in 20 of its Southeastern stores by the end of 2006, in a deal with New York-based CheckUps.

BOISE, Idaho - Let the shuffling begin. The closure of 125 stores owned by Albertsons LLC this month August should allow competitors in 26 different markets, including such heavy weights as Publix and Wal-Mart, to increase their grocery market share and possibly shift the balances of power in some cases, according to a multi-market study issued yesterday by Trade Dimensions International, Inc., based on Wilton, Conn.

PRINCTEON, N.J. -- A bill signed by New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine last week requires the state Department of Human Services to keep track of which businesses rely on NJ FamilyCare, a Medicaid-funded health care program for working-poor families, to provide medical benefits for a minimum of 50 employees, according to a published report.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Reusable Pallet & Container Coalition (RPCC) based here has launched a new study this month of the economic benefits and enhanced supply chain visibility that can be achieved through RFID technology and multi-use tags in reusable transport packaging.