Walmart

TORONTO, ONTARIO -- For the second time in two years, the Supreme Court of Canada has dismissed an appeal application to hear arguments from Wal-Mart Canada challenging the legitimacy of a ruling to let a store in Weyburn, Saskatchewan become unionized.

BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- Wal-Mart launched a national ad campaign yesterday highlighting environmentally friendly products such as detergent, light bulbs, and organic cotton pajamas.

DUBLIN, Ohio -- Jay Fitzsimmons, who retired as s.v.p. and treasurer from Wal-Mart in January, has joined restaurant operator Wendy's International, Inc. as e.v.p. and c.f.o.

BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. here is no longer the target of an initiative in the state of Maryland to charge large retailers a fine unless they provide better health benefits to employees.

WASHINGTON -- In its latest campaign to challenge Wal-Mart's business practices, WakeUpWalMart.com yesterday launched a national tax day protest in 64 cities and 28 states to highlight its assertion that that "Wal-Mart costs taxpayers over $2.5 billion every year."

NEWARK, Del. -- An industry-wide initiative to create product identification standards for the global floral supply chain is being led by key trade associations, including the Produce Marketing Association, based here. The partners are urging floral industry growers, importers, wholesalers, supermarkets, mass markets, and transporters to collaborate on June 5-6, 2007 in Miami.

BENTONVILLE, Ark. - Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. has begun tracking the shopping habits of its "green" shoppers, using what it calls a "Live Better Index" -- a barometer of customer attitudes, based on sales of compact florescent light bulbs, organic milk and baby food, extended-life paper products, and laundry detergents in concentrated form or with reduced packaging.

BENTONVILLE, Ark. - Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. has begun tracking the shopping habits of its "green" shoppers, using what it calls a "Live Better Index" -- a barometer of customer attitudes, based on sales of compact florescent light bulbs, organic milk and baby food, extended-life paper products, and laundry detergents in concentrated form or with reduced packaging.