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  • Wal-Mart Poised to Reach Half-Trillion Mark by 2010: Retail Forward Analyst

    NEW YORK -- If you think Wal-Mart's big now, just wait until 2010, when the retailing giant is expected to reach the half-trillion mark. Those were the cautionary words spoken here yesterday by Al Meyers, s.v.p., business development for Retail Forward, Inc., during the consultancy's conference, "Retailing 2010: Five Years Survived, Five Left to Thrive."

  • Walmart.com to rent DVDs through Netflix; Netflix to Sell Through Wal-Mart

    BRISBANE and LOS GATOS, Calif. -- Wal-Mart and Netflix yesterday entered a joint promotional agreement covering their core online movie businesses --Walmart.com's movie sales and Netflix's DVD movie rentals. In the agreement the two retailers -- each with strong, complementary expertise in online movie services -- will market one another's key movie business on their respective Web sites.

  • FRESH FOOD: Get packing

    Because of packaging's ability to enhance perishables, fresh suppliers are cooking up clever solutions to address the needs of today's consumers and supermarket operators.

  • GROCERY: Active culture

    The consumer focus on nutrition and convenience has spurred the growth of the yogurt market.

  • Wal-Mart's Q1 Sales Up, but Analysts Say Company Missed the Mark

    BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- When the bar's set high, it's a long way down. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.'s net sales for the first quarter ended April 30 were $70.9 billion, an increase of 9.5 percent over the first quarter of fiscal 2005, and net income for the quarter was $2.5 billion, a rise of 13.6 percent from $2.2 billion in the year-ago period.

  • Nugget to City of Vallejo: Ban Wal-Mart or Else!

    WOODLAND, Calif. -- Nugget Markets Inc. told the city of Vallejo that it will drop its plans to open a supermarket there unless the city bans Wal-Mart Supercenters.

  • Wal-Mart Still Retail's Greatest Market Challenge: Survey

    CHICAGO -- Wal-Mart continues to be seen by other retailers as their primary market challenges in the next decade, according to a study conducted by Capgemini U.S. LLC, a global consultant on technology and outsourcing, at the Food Marketing Institute convention.

  • Raley's Rolls Out EDLP Strategy

    SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- With Wal-Mart looking to expand its supercenter concept into northern California, locally based Raley's launched a new everyday low price (EDLP) strategy yesterday on a significant selection of products in its 125 Raley's, Bel Air Markets, and Nob Hill Foods stores.
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