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  • Competition in N.C. Drives Southern Family Markets Out

    BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Southern Family Markets, an affiliate of C&S Wholesale Grocers, has decided the North Carolina market's heat is just too much. The retailer will completely vacate the market with the closure of nine supermarkets and the potential sale of its remaining eight locations.
  • Wal-Mart Talks with Chinese Unions about Unionizing Stores

    BENTONVILLE, Ark. and BEIJING -- Is it a case of, When in Rome? In an unprecedented move from the world's largest retailer, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. reportedly met with officials from Communist China's main trade union group yesterday to discuss how to expand unions into all of the retailer's Chinese stores.
  • Wal-Mart Getting More Competitive on Pay Rates; Unions Form at Two China Wal-Marts

    BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- Wal-Mart said yesterday that it has raised the starting rate in more than 1,200 Wal-Mart stores and Sam's Clubs throughout the country, and is taking other steps to make its pay rates and benefits more competitive.
  • Big-box Retailers Rebound in July

    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.
  • Wal-Mart Supercenter Returns to Gulf Coast Community

    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.
  • Wal-Mart Supercenter Returns to Gulf Coast Community

    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.
  • Loyalty Programs: Who Has What Cards in Their Wallet?

    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.
  • Loyalty Programs: Who Has What Cards in Their Wallet?

    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.
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