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SAN DIEGO -- Warehouse retailer PriceSmart, Inc. said Friday that a settlement has been reached in the consolidated securities suit In re PriceSmart, Inc. Securities Litigation, which is pending in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California.

WINDSOR, Ont. -- The United Food and Commercial Workers Canada has filed an application with the Ontario Labour Relation Board for certification to represent Wal-Mart employees at a store here, the union said yesterday. An employee vote could take place as soon as next week, according to the UFCW Canada.

WINDSOR, Ont. -- The United Food and Commercial Workers Canada has filed an application with the Ontario Labour Relation Board for certification to represent Wal-Mart employees at a store here, the union said yesterday. An employee vote could take place as soon as next week, according to the UFCW Canada.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.