Walmart

TOKYO -- Japanese supermarket chain operator Seiyu, Ltd., based here, said yesterday that Edward Kolodzieski, Wal-Mart International s.v.p. and c.o.o., would become Seiyu's president and c.e.o. on Dec. 15, pending approval at a shareholders' meeting scheduled for the same day, according to published reports.

BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- Wal-Mart yesterday got the jump on its holiday promotional activities by unveiling its first such campaign to launch so early. In other significant holiday marketing firsts for the world's biggest retailer, the campaign features celebrities and will be integrated across all media channels and in-store signage.

WASHINGTON -- WakeUpWalMart.com, a union-led group of Wal-Mart critics that has become increasingly vocal in recent months, has taken its message a step further by launching a national advertising and multi-media campaign. The campaign will highlight a controversial corporate memo that WakeUpWalMart.com sent to The New York Times last week, and will also plug a new documentary that is critical of the retailer.

BENTONVILLE, Ark.--Wal-Mart Stores here said Saturday that same-store stores in October are expected to have grown 4.3 percent, topping its earlier guidance of 2 to 4 percent, thanks to stronger general merchandise sales.

WASHINGTON -- WakeUpWalMart.com, a union-led initiative to change Wal-Mart's employee relations practices, said Friday it was holding a series of public actions at Wal-Mart locations in 84 cities and 26 states as part of the "Nothing's Scarier than Not Having Health Care" campaign to help uninsured Wal-Mart workers.

BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- Following a test that resulted in a reduction of stock-outs, improved store efficiency, and increased sales, Wal-Mart yesterday selected a supply chain management provider to help improve store efficiency through its Remix program.

BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- Despite its efforts to craft a more positive public image, Wal-Mart here is the target of a new, critical documentary that will premiere next month nationwide at unconventional venues: religious institutions.

BENTONVILLE, Ark. ¿ The world¿s largest retailer is going to start taking more responsibility for the business standards of its global suppliers, by holding them more accountable for environmental and social standards at factories overseas, citing rising public expectations.