Walmart

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has received a target letter from the U.S. Attorney's Office informing it of alleged violations of the federal immigration laws, reports the Associated Press.

SHANGHAI - German retail and wholesale giant Metro AG today announced plans to spend about EUR600 million ($686.2 million) opening 40 more stores in China over the next five years, according to a Dow Jones newswire report.

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TORONTO - Wal-Mart Canada unveiled the first four Sam's Club warehouse stores in Canada on Wednesday and said it plans on making the division a national chain, according to Reuters.

CHICAGO - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. announced on Saturday it would review the status of its 1.1 million U.S. employees and fire any illegal immigrants on the payroll if U.S. law requires it, Reuters reports.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Federal agents raided Wal-Mart's headquarters and 60 of its stores across the nation Thursday, arresting more than 300 illegal workers as part of an investigation known as "Operation Rollback." Federal law enforcement sources told the Associated Press that evidence indicates that Wal-Mart had direct knowledge of the immigration violations.

LOS ANGELES - The union that represents 70,000 striking and locked-out grocery workers in Southern California told federal mediators yesterday that it wants to jump-start negotiations with three major supermarket chains.

GAITHERSBURG, Md. - MedImmune Inc. has announced that Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has decided not to establish a large-scale, national flu vaccination program this season and, therefore, will not be offering FluMist (Influenza Virus Vaccine Live, Intranasal) in its pharmacies this year.