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  • Coughlin Seeks Wal-Mart Suit Dismissal

    BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- Tom Coughlin, the former vice chairman for Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., asked a Benton County Circuit Judge yesterday to dismiss a lawsuit by his former employer, the world's largest retailer, on the basis that he had an existing agreement with the company that it would not take any punitive action against him after he retired.

  • Customer Data Key to Competing With Wal-Mart: Study

    PITTSBURGH -- Small grocers might not need new tools or tricks to effectively compete against big-box retailers like Wal-Mart--as long as they are savvy enough to use their existing customer data to greater effect, say researchers in a study released by the Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon University here.

  • Wal-Mart's Fla. Supercenters to Carry Pasteurized-Shell Eggs

    BENTONVILLE, Ark.-- Wal-Mart's 200 supercenters operating in Florida have begun to carry pasteurized-shell eggs, according to the product's supplier.

  • Albertsons to Cut Three Colorado Stores

    BOISE, Idaho -- Albertsons Inc. plans to shutter at least three Colorado grocery stores next month, sparking questions of whether the move signals the beginning of the end for the retailer's presence in the state.

  • Wal-Mart Top Execs Swap Roles

    BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- Two of Wal-Mart's top brass are being promoted to vice chairman status while also trading duties, the world's largest retailer said on Friday. John Menzer, who has led Wal-Mart's international division, will oversee U.S. stores, and Mike Duke, who has headed up Wal-Mart's domestic stores, will lead the company's international division.

  • Wal-Mart Workers Unifying, but Not Unionizing, in Florida

    BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- In what may be a step toward union organization, employees of some central Florida Wal-Mart stores have formed a workers group to air their complaints about what they claim is poor treatment by the large retailer.

  • NONFOODS: Hair care: Hair today, gone tomorrow

    Who are the hair care consumers, and where do they shop? The stats contain clues.

  • Dissident Unions Meet in St. Louis to Form New Federation

    ST. LOUIS -- Leaders from labor unions that bolted from the AFL-CIO vowed at their first formal meeting here yesterday to organize Wal-Mart's work force and reach out to people who lost their jobs because of Hurricane Katrina.
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