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  • Coughlin Asks Court to Dismiss Wal-Mart Benefits Lawsuit

    BENTONVILLE, ARK. -- Thomas Coughlin, the former Wal-Mart vice chairman who was charged with misspending company funds and then was asked to relinquish his multimillion-dollar retirement package, has fired back by asking a state court to dismiss Wal-Mart's benefits lawsuit.

  • Food Sales Only Light In Dim Quarter for Wal-Mart

    BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- Wal-Mart continues to find growth in food, with supercenter food sales growing 17 percent for the second quarter, compared to total sales growth of 10.4 percent for the Wal-Mart division as a whole -- including supercenters, discount stores, and neighborhood markets.

  • Giant of Carlisle Bans Sale of Diet Supplements to Customers Under 18

    CARLISLE, Pa. -- After a call from a concerned customer, Giant Food Stores, LLC here has voluntarily moved to ban the sale of diet supplements to consumers under the age of 18. The ban took effect Sunday, Aug. 14, across the entire operation, the chain said yesterday.

  • Carrefour Denies Takeover Report

    LONDON -- Over the weekend, Carrefour SA denied a report in a U.K. newspaper here that Wal-Mart might be considering a bid to a takeover the French mega-retailer.

  • Atkins Begins 'Evolution' in Marketing, Products

    NEW YORK -- A plunge in low-carb product sales overall and a declaration of bankruptcy earlier this month is not deterring Atkins Nutritionals from looking forward to the "evolution" of its brand beyond the carb-conscious product niche. "Our focus is on better food, better nutrition," noted Atkins marketing director Beth Neumann in an interview with Progressive Grocer.

  • Unions, Activists Team Up for National Campaign Aimed at Wal-Mart

    WASHINGTON D.C. -- The Wal-Mart bashers are at it again, this time with a concerted campaign seizing on the opportunity of the approaching back-to-school season to protest what they allege is Wal-Mart's failure to oppose child labor.

  • Self-checkout Transactions to Approach $450 billion Annually by 2007, Says IHL

    FRANKLIN, Tenn. -- As self-service shopping has gone mainstream in supermarkets, supercenters, and home improvement centers, self-checkout systems will generate transactions worth $161 billion in 2005, according to a new study from retail technology consulting firm IHL Consulting Group here.

  • Wal-Mart Appoints New Sam's Club President

    BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said yesterday it has named Doug McMillon president and c.e.o. of its Sam's Club chain, effective immediately. He replaces Kevin Turner, whom Microsoft Corp. recruited to be its c.o.o.
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