Walmart

NEW YORK -- After mixed results in June, big-box retailers Wal-Mart, Costco, Target, and BJ's Wholesale Club all saw growth in same-store sales, with a powerful assist from food, back-to-school items, and pharmacy, among other items. The only hiccup was that Costco's 3.1 percent same-store sales increase was smaller than expected -- but the warehouse club store chain still expects to meet or exceed analysts' second-quarter profit prediction of 69 cents per share.

BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- More than 11 months after Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast, the Waveland community in south Mississippi will celebrate the return of its Wal-Mart Supercenter today, marking the occasion with a community celebration in front of the store.

BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- More than 11 months after Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast, the Waveland community in south Mississippi will celebrate the return of its Wal-Mart Supercenter today, marking the occasion with a community celebration in front of the store.

ST. LOUIS -- Consumers who are rewards program members are more likely to have spent a greater amount of money at retail during the past six months according to a study by loyalty marketing consulting firm Maritz Loyalty Marketing.

ST. LOUIS -- Consumers who are rewards program members are more likely to have spent a greater amount of money at retail during the past six months according to a study by loyalty marketing consulting firm Maritz Loyalty Marketing.

ST. LOUIS -- Consumers who are rewards program members are more likely to have spent a greater amount of money at retail during the past six months according to a study by loyalty marketing consulting firm Maritz Loyalty Marketing.

BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. said yesterday it has signed a new agreement designating ACNielsen as its sole provider of consumer panel services. The new pact complements the Spectra segmentation and targeting applications that ACNielsen already provides to Wal-Mart, and which the company supports with an extensive group of consumer and shopper insight experts based at its headquarters.

ST. LOUIS -- Consumers who are rewards program members are more likely to have spent a greater amount of money at retail during the past six months according to a study by loyalty marketing consulting firm Maritz Loyalty Marketing.