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In developing markets from South America to Southeast Asia to southern Africa, international retailers and their regional rivals are expanding, buoyed by a more upbeat economy and growing retail environments. [...]

Introduction A.T. Kearney's Global Retail Development Index[TB](GRDI) has guided global retailers with their strategic investments for more than a dozen years, and the 2013 Index reflects some important changes to [...]

A study was conducted to investigate the value-destroying and value-enhancing effects of a giant player's foreign entry on incumbents operating in that region. The case of Wal-Mart's entry into the United Kingdom through its acquisition of Asda is used. It is concluded that incumbents can mitigate the negative performance consequences while benefiting from the positive implications of a competitor's entry.

Listen to Joe Hatfield, the president of Wal-Mart's Asian operations, talk about the company's new stores in China and you'll hear him say something extraordinary: "I fully anticipate working collaboratively […]

The success or otherwise of the implementation of the 'Wal-Mart way' of doing business in Germany and the UK is evaluated along with its impact on both market. The findings suggest that the entry of Wal-Mart has led to a restructuring of the UK grocery market with low prices and value for money becoming key store choice attributes for UK consumers.

The author examines the growing success of Wal-Mart Stores in Japan. Topics include competition, growing market share, and market development.

This article address the long term potential for Wal-Mart in the United Kingdom or the lack thereof.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc continues its international expansion with the purchase of Germany's Wertkauf hypermarket chain in Dec 1997. Germany offers Wal-Mart the advantage of a location with the largest and centrally-placed retail market in Europe. Moreover, the country is the leading supporter of a European single currency. As the world's largest retailer, Wal-Mart's total sales for the FY 1998 ending Jan 31 were ECU 98.1 billion. Observers attribute the success of Wal-Mart to several factors including inspirational leadership of founder Sam Walton, a strong customer service orientation and a super-efficient logistics system.

AFRICAN RETAILERS, LABOUR UNIONS, manufacturers and shoppers are awaiting with some trepidation the appearance of the US retail giant Wal-Mart on the continent's high streets following its gobbling up of [...]

Walmart is planning to open 15 new cash-andcarry stores in Andhra Pradesh over the next five years. The company says that it intends to have wholesale stores in every district [...]

The political problems faced by Wal-Mart Stores Inc. to enter the Indian retail market with relation to economics of India are presented.

In September 2005, IGA, Inc., announced that Dr. Thomas Haggai, president and CEO of the $21 billion company would, after 20 years, be stepping down from his post as soon [...]

Byline: Jeffrey C.P. Wang, Trevor K. Roberts As recently announced, retail giant Costco will be taking baby steps as it makes its long-awaited entrance into China's market. Unlike Walmart, which [...]

Walmart China announced that it will open around 30 stores and additional distribution centers in China this year as part of the company's the three-year growth plan announced last October. [...]

Byline: Michelle Russell Retail behemoth Wal-Mart is to invest CNY580m (US$93m) remodeling its existing chain in the country, in addition to opening new stores, in a bid to enhance its [...]

Pleased with the way its Cash and Carry business has grown in India, Wal-Mart India has announced that it will continue to invest and expand in India. As part of [...]

SNIPS, 28 Apr 2014: Scott Price, currently president and CEO of Walmart Asia, will move to a senior management role as EVP, international strategy and development, real estate, mergers and [...]

Isotrak, Inc., an international fleet management software company, that improves financial efficiencies in transport operations, has expanded its senior management team to address growing demand in the North American market. [...]

Byline: Glynn Davis The world of international food retail has undoubtedly got a little less international in recent years and 2014 looks likely to see the big guns continue to [...]

Byline: Dean Best Wal-Mart has withdrawn batches of donkey meat on sale at its stores in China after the products were contaminated with fox DNA. The US retail giant said [...]

Byline: MAYU SAINI Wal-Mart Lobbying in Spotlight in India NEW DELHI Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s lobbying spending in the U.S. has stirred controversy in the Indian Parliament. Following a disclosure to [...]

@WalmartLabs, an unit of Walmart Global e-Commerce has expanded its India operations by opening a new facility in Bangalore. It has also hired 100 additional [...]

Wal-Mart Stores Inc plans to expand into foreign markets including South America, Mexico, Asia and Europe. Asia is expected to be a promising market for the company, particularly China which has a burgeoning middle class with a great demand for US products. Growth opportunities for Wal-Mart are expected to be limited in Western Europe, but Eastern Europe offers great potential. Wal-Mart will begin its efforts to enter the Chinese market by establishing a joint venture in Hong Kong with Value Clubs., NEW YORK - Will Bentonville play in Beijing? Or Berlin? Wal-Mart, already the world's largest retailer, is reaching East and West to take its style of discounting around the globe. [...]

Byline: S&A Bureau The Centre has decided to allow foreign retailers to open stores in the country, the first time that policy makers have moved to open India's vast and [...]

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's government could not overcome fear and opposition that modern big-box stores from the west would overwhelm the country's small family-run stores - and suspended plans to [...]

Bharti Walmart, the joint venture between Bharti Enterprises and Walmart for cash-and-carry operations in India, opened its eighth wholesale store in India at Indore. This is the second store in [...]

Byline: Alam Srinivas For over a decade, Arvind Singhal met politicians and bureaucrats, gave lectures, and wrote articles in the media to influence India's policies on the organised retail business. [...]

Byline: Petah Marian India has come a step closer to opening up multi-brand retail to overseas operators after a key government committee approved an easing of rules on foreign investment. [...]

Bharti Walmart, a joint venture between Bharti Enterprises and Walmart Stores Inc, opened its seventh wholesale cash-and-carry store in India at Raipur in Chhattisgarh. The store, which has entailed an [...]

Giorgio Armani plans to tap the Chinese market with a new online store that opened Emporio Armani. This is one of the first such initiatives in China by a major [...]

Bharti Wal-Mart proposes to open retail and cash-and-carry wholesale stores in India by Dec 2010. The company currently owns 100 retail stores and plans to open 40 more stores. It [...]

Bharti Wal-Mart, the 50:50 joint venture between Bharti Enterprises and Wal-Mart of the US, opened its third wholesale store in Punjab. The company is expected to open 10-15 wholesale cash-and-carry [...]

Wal-Mart has stated that it will be ready to open more stores in India if foreign direct investment (FDI) rules are eased in retailing. According to the retail giant, it [...]

Bharti-Walmart, the joint venture between Bharti Enterprises and Wal-Mart Stores, is planning to open 140 retail stores by Dec 2010. It is currently operating 80 stores. It is also planning [...]

One of the most dramatic changes in global business over the past few decades is the growth of organized retail in developing markets and the expansion of global retailers in [...]

Bharti Wal-Mart Private Limited (Bharti Wal-Mart), the joint venture between Bharti Enterprises and Wal-Mart Stores for wholesale, Business to Business, cash-and-carry and back-end supply chain management operations in India, has [...]

LONDON - The plan by Wal-Mart Stores to open small-format stores in the U.S. comes as no surprise to Tesco, which remains confident it can withstand such competition, as it [...]

Bentonville, Ark. - Wal-Mart Stores here said last week it would scale back its planned U.S. supercenter development yet again, with only 170 planned for next year and 140 per [...]