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EAST EARL, Pa. -- In an indication of the growing acceptance of self-checkout technology on the consumer landscape, next month Amish shoppers at community-based independent Shady Maple Farm Market will be able to check out their own groceries before heading home in their horse and buggy.

BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. was hit with a consumer-fraud lawsuit in Arizona late last week, as the state's attorney general Terry Goddard accused the retailer of consistently failing to list accurate prices on its shelves. Auto parts retailer AutoZone was named in a similar lawsuit.

BENTONVILLE, Ark.; ISSAQUAH, Wash.; MINNEAPOLIS; and NATICK, Mass. -- Despite challenging economic times, June was a good month at Costco and Target, while Wal-Mart and BJ's Wholesale Club suffered some sales setbacks, exacerbated by an uncooperative Mother Nature.

MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO, CANADA -- The British Columbia Labour Relations Board has ruled in favor of Wal-Mart Canada in a controversial case involving attempts by the United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW) to unionize workers in the auto department of a Wal-Mart store in Cranbrook, B.C.

BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- In its weekend sales update, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. forecast that same-store sales in June would rise 1.2 percent, at the low end of its original prediction of a 1 percent to 3 percent gain from June 2005.

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Good-for-you premium entrees with an ethnic twist, serving several and ready in minutes -- welcome to the brave new world of frozen meals.

WASHINGTON -- Wal-Mart opposition group WakeUpWalMart.com is trying to use the July 4th holiday to bring more negative attention on the country's largest retailer. Its "Declare Your Independence from Wal-Mart" campaign includes a new TV ad and a "Declaration of Independence from Wal-Mart," which campaign followers are urged to sign.