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  • Wal-Mart Boosts Charitable Giving to More Than $300 Million

    BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. -- the world's largest retailer -- said yesterday that in 2006 the company gave more than $300 million -- or $5.8 million per week -- to support the 6,700 worldwide communities in which it operates. That reflects a $30 million increase over 2005.

  • Wal-Mart Penetrates Washington's Capital Beltway

    LANDOVER HILLS, Md. -- Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. yesterday opened its first store inside the Capital Beltway in Landover Hills, Md. -- a market that the retailer named one of its 10 "Jobs and Opportunity Zones" across the country.

  • Wal-Mart Names Operations SVP for Central Division

    BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. said yesterday it has promoted Don Frieson, a veteran operations and logistics executive, to s.v.p. of Wal-Mart operations for its 14-state Central Division.

  • U.S. Retailers to Open 94,000-plus New Units by 2011: Report

    WILTON, Conn. -- America's leading retailers -- representing 80 different classes of trade, including supermarkets -- will open more than 94,000 new store locations over the next five years, according to the 2007 Retail Tenant Directory, released yesterday by Nielsen Trade Dimensions, a business service of The Nielsen Co.

  • Wal-Mart Drops Request to Trademark 'EDLP'

    BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. reportedly withdrew its application to trademark the acronym EDLP ("everyday low prices"), in response to protests from other retailers.

  • Wal-Mart Drops Request to Trademark 'EDLP'

    BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. reportedly withdrew its application to trademark the acronym EDLP ("everyday low prices"), in response to protests from other retailers.

  • Wal-Mart Withdraws Application to Become a Banker

    BENTONVILLE, Ark. - After facing many months of controversy and opposition over its plans to enter the banking business, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. here said Friday it is withdrawing the application it made in July 2005 for an Industrial Loan Company (ILC) charter. The retailer cited the lengthy approval process as the main factor in its decision to pull out.

  • Nielsen Company Offers End-to-End Category Management Solution

    NEW YORK -- The Nielsen Company, the sole provider of consumer panel services to Wal-Mart, is putting its consumer data expertise to work in a new category management solution intended for Wal-Mart suppliers.
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