PEMBROKE PINES, FLA. - When a new Super Wal-Mart replacement store on Pines Boulevard at Southwest 184th Avenue opens next March, it will feature an unusual design.
Prodding from Wal-Mart helped resolve a bitter feud over the composition of produce containers and move the industry toward the efficiency of a common footprint.
NEW YORK - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said on Monday that sales at stores open at least a year were tracking 5 percent to 7 percent higher in the week ended April 11, while department stores said they are seeing a decline, even in a month boosted by the late Easter.
NEW YORK - Wal-Mart Stores Inc., already under fire for how it sells guns in California, now faces charges of selling toy firearms in New York that too closely resemble the real thing.
NATICK, Mass. - The website Daily Deal reported on Thursday that Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is considering a bid to buy BJ's Wholesale Club Inc., the Natick, Mass.-based chain that operates about 140 club stores.
NEW YORK - The Iraqi War, cold weather, a late Easter, and the recession all contributed to weak March sales for leading retailers, including Wal-Mart, Sears, Federated Department Stores, and J.C. Penney Co.
SHANGHAI - The Chinese government plans to merge the parent companies of its largest retailers to meet growing competition from foreign retail giants that are rapidly expanding in China, according to report citing a government official and industry sources.
