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  • Brown & Cole to sell Eight Stores in Wal-Mart's Wake

    BELLINGHAM, Wash. -- Wal-Mart's expanding presence in Washington State has prompted Brown & Cole Stores to offer eight of its 31 supermarket locations for sale. The company, one of the oldest retail firms in the state, said it must "get smaller and more focused to survive," according to a company statement.

  • Brown & Cole to sell Eight Stores in Wal-Mart's Wake

    BELLINGHAM, Wash. -- Wal-Mart's expanding presence in Washington State has prompted Brown & Cole Stores to offer eight of its 31 supermarket locations for sale. The company, one of the oldest retail firms in the state, said it must "get smaller and more focused to survive," according to a company statement.

  • Wal-Mart Wins One, Loses One

    LOVELAND, Colo. and NEW YORK CITY -- Workers at a Wal-Mart Tire & Lube Express (TLE) here decided against union representation Friday, by a vote of 17 to one. The rejected proposal would have established the first union inside any U.S. Wal-Mart location.

  • NYC Wal-Mart a No Go

    NEW YORK -- Wal-Mart won't be taking a bite out of the Big Apple -- at least for now. New York City officials said yesterday that Vornado Realty Trust, the real estate developer that had been in discussions with Wal-Mart, is scrapping plans to build the retail giant's first store in the Rego Park neighborhood of Queens.

  • Wal-Mart to Launch New Wireless Service Targeted to Hispanic Community

    BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- Wal-Mart has teamed up with Movida Communications, Inc., the Cisneros Group of Companies, and Sprint to provide nationwide wireless voice and data services to the U.S. Hispanic market.

  • The Chapter 11 Shoe Drops On Winn-Dixie

    JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- In a move that one analyst called a "great American business tragedy," Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. succumbed to pressures of tightening trade credit from vendors, credit downgrades, and increased losses, and filed for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S. bankruptcy code late Monday.

  • Schnucks Will Shutter DeSoto, Mo. Store Next Week

    ST. LOUIS -- Schnuck Markets, Inc. will close a namesake store at 20 Jefferson Square in DeSoto, Mo. next Saturday, Feb. 26. All of the store's 36 associates will be offered opportunities to transfer to other stores.

  • Big Mass Players' Profits Rise on Sales

    BENTONVILLE, Ark. and MINNEAPOLIS -- Leading U.S. retailers Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and Target Corp. reported higher fourth-quarter profits yesterday, on double-digit sales growth.
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