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  • Wal-Mart Rescinds Coughlin's Retirement Deal

    BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. here said on Friday it has rescinded its retirement agreement with Thomas Coughlin, the former vice chairman who left the company in March after an internal investigation into his personal expenses.

  • More Consumers Find Little Difference Between Private Label Products and National Brands: Survey

    NEW YORK -- According to double-blind taste tests conducted in 10 locations across the country by Meyers Research Center for the Private Label Manufacturers Association (PLMA), consumers by a 51-percent-to-49-percent say the prefer the taste of private label items over their national brand counterparts in 12 popular categories.

  • Wal-Mart, 5 A Day, Supplier Partners Team for 'Fantastic Four' Promotion

    WILMINGTON, Del. --Timed to coincide with the release of the Fantastic Four's first movie in July, a collaboration between the Produce for Better Health Foundation and Wal-Mart Stores hopes to find families flying the produce departments at over 1,700 Wal-Mart Supercenters and Neighborhood Markets on June 25 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. to "Build a Fantastic You with 5 A Day The Color Way."

  • Wal-Mart testing company gas stations

    BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- Wal-Mart Stores Inc. here is quietly testing company-owned gas stations at a small number of its stores, according to a Reuters report. The experiment, if expanded, could stymie its petroleum partner Murphy Oil Corp.'s fast-growing gas station business.

  • Meth Legislation Shifts Hurting Food Retailers: IRI Study

    NEW ORLEANS -- An extensive study of sales trends in Oklahoma and Illinois -- states in which meth legislation has been in effect long enough to measure an impact pre- and post-legislation -- do not bode well for the supermarket industry.

  • Wal-Mart's Scott Offers Organics, Premium Wines at Annual Meeting

    FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- Food is an important ingredient in Wal-Mart's recipe for success moving forward, according to president and c.e.o. F. Lee Scott--but that future might be tasting decidedly more upscale.

  • Wal-Mart and Sam's Club to Give $6.9 Million in Scholarships Nationwide

    BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- More than 6,700 top-notch high school seniors and graduates this week will receive scholarships ranging from $1,000 to $25,000 from the Sam M. Walton Community Scholarship program, a nationwide program funded by the Wal-Mart & Sam's Club Foundation.

  • Retail Forward Forecasts Bright Consumer Outlook for June

    COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Retail Forward's Future Spending Index improved to 99.1 for June from 96.6 last month, indicating consumers are in a better spending mood as the summer season approaches.
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