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In the ultra competitive, ever-changing retail landscape, Matthews, N.C.-based discount retailer Family Dollar has zigged while others have zagged. One example--it used colors to help its private labels stand out [...]

1-2 Punch >> One thing about supply-chain management: It's never dull. Five years ago, most suppliers hadn't heard of RFID and thought of Mexico as the low-cost-labor nation that was […]

The U.S. military, Wal-Mart and Target have invested heavily in radio frequency identification (RFID) for just-in-time logistics and supply strategies. Major retailers intend to save billions of dollars by streamlining inventory processes through this technology.

What do Hello Kitty, Minnie Mouse, Disney Princess, Peppa Pig, Hasbro My Little Pony and a score of other iconic characters have in common? They've all chosen Evy of California [...]

U.S. companies sold $34 billion worth of shares which forced stocks down just 5 percent for the week ending May 15, 2009. Wal-Mart Stores bought 19.2 million of its own shares and its shares are trading at just 13.4 times which is a bargain for these shares.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is investing in radio frequency identification (RFID) and electronic product code (EPC) technology to improve efficiencies in its supply chain. Wal-Mart's plan includes urging its top 100 [...]

Wal-Mart Stores presented its capital expenditure plans for the next fiscal year ending Jan. 31, 2016 at its 21st annual meeting for the investment community. According to a release from [...]

What do the world's billionaires have in common? .. They invest in businesses - a wide variety of it - whether it is in their own businesses or that of [...]

Walmart Stores Inc is likely to become the first foreign company to invest in multi-brand retail in India by buying 49 percent stake in Cedar Support Service Ltd (CSSL), the [...]

Byline: MAYU SAINI and SHARON EDELSON WITH CONTRIBUTIONS FROM KRISTI ELLIS Rising Costs, Riots Squeeze Bangladesh The Bangladesh apparel industry and the retailers that source from it are under growing [...]

NEW DELHI -- The Enforcement Directorate is probing allegations of violation of foreign exchange rules by US retailer Walmart when it invested $100 million (or around Rs 450 crore at [...]

As a part of the expansion of its sustainable supply chain commitment, Walmart has told its global suppliers to comply with its sustainability initiative by 2017 or risk losing their [...]

Byline: Staff Writer Companies are cutting their capital spending plans, according to a Wall Street Journal article that is based on a review of companies' public filings and conference calls. [...]

Wal-Mart Stores announced that it has reached an agreement to increase its investment in the holding company of Yihaodian, an eCommerce website in China, to bring Walmart's total ownership stake [...]

Wal-Mart Stores and five other companies have moved to invest $500 million in 360buy.com, the fast-growing online retailer in China. To view this article at nytimes.com, click here: [...]

Bharti Wal Mart plans to set up 40 retail outlets and three cash-and-carry wholesale stores by Dec 2010. With this, the number of retail stores will go up to 140 [...]

Byline: Andrew Johnson Buoyed by a recent investment from Wal-Mart StoresInc., prepaid card company Green DotCorp. said this week that it will not retain any of the proceeds from its [...]

Byline: Adam Rust Re 'Green Dot CEO: Wal-Mart Would Play No Role in Bank' [page 6, June 17]: Green Dot's application to purchase Bonneville Bancorp should merit far more attention [...]

Wal-Mart Stores has bought itself an indirect link to the U.S. commercial banking space through a deal to invest in the pre-paid debit card seller Green Dot, The Financial Times [...]

Bharti Wal-Mart Private Limited has unveiled a Sustainable Agricultural Program in Haider Nagar village in Punjab. The implementation of this community development program highlights Bharti Wal-Mart's commitment to provide quality [...]

BENTONVILLE, Ark. - The U.S. division of Wal-Mart Stores here said last week it plans to invest more in remodels this year and next - and to remodel all U.S. [...]

Among the bigger issues Brown has had to work through include dealing with the two-inch cases that carry the company's 4 oz. containers of sour cream. The cases are too […]

The Bentonville, AR-based retail giant reports total spending for the current fiscal year 2008 is projected to be approximately $15 billion, down from $15.7 billion last year. Looking forward, total [...]

Reps. Barney Frank, D-Mass., and Paul Gillmor, R-Ohio, asked lawmakers Tuesday to co-sponsor a new bill to bar commercial firms such as Wal-Mart Stores Inc. from owning industrial loan companies. [...]

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Data synchronization, a supplier portal and the use of manufacturer performance scorecards are ways Publix Super Markets hopes to create greater transparencies with its trading [...]

NEW YORK - Wal-Mart rolled out a new customized store in New Jersey on Monday that targets two consumer segments. The 143,000-square-foot unit in Kearny, N.J., about 15 miles west [...]

ROGERS, Ark. - Wal-Mart has spent the past 18 months revamping its women's and men's apparel offerings to bring in trendier and better-quality product, and now footwear is poised for [...]

NEW YORK - Wal-Mart Stores Inc., which has come under fire for everything from employee wages and health benefits to driving out mom & pop stores, plans a sweeping effort [...]

NEW YORK - Wal-Mart Stores said last week that it is planning a sweeping effort to assist small businesses in what it calls Wal-Mart Jobs and Opportunity Zones. The company, [...]

NEW YORK - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said Tuesday that it will open more than 50 stores in economically struggling urban neighborhoods during the next two years, creating 15,000 to 25,000 [...]

TORONTO - Wal-Mart may be biting off more than it can chew. As reported last month, the company plans to introduce its supercenter concept to Canada with two or three [...]

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY, run by investor Warren Buffett, revealed previously undisclosed holdings of shares in ANHEUSERBUSCH and WAL-MART Stores. According to amended regulatory documents, Berkshire Hathaway disclosed that it held 44.7 [...]

Wal-Mart has bought 33 1/3% of supermarket operator Central American Retail Holding Company from Ahold. CARHCO is Central America's largest retailer, with 363 supermarkets and other stores in the following [...]

Wal-Mart Stores will spend $35 million over 10 years to conserve one acre of wildlife habitat for every acre it develops for stores. That pledge is the cornerstone to Wal-Mart's [...]

WELLS ACQUIRES DETROIT OFFICE BUILDING Wells Real Estate Investment Trust has acquired 150 West Jefferson, a 505,417 sq. ft. Class-A office building in downtown Detroit for $93.75 million. The building [...]

1) WAL-MART Bentonville, Ark. Lobbying Outlay: $2.03 million Where the money goes: The discount giant has a Washington lobbying office with four full-time staffers. It also relies on lobbyists at [...]

Two national retail giants are following the lead of Framingham-based Staples Inc. Both Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Kmart Corp. announced last week that they would be acquiring full ownership of [...]

Retailing giants Wal-Mart and Kmart both shortened the leash on their Bay Area-based online properties this week. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. of Arkansas said it will acquire Palo Alto-based Accel Partners' [...]

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- Wal-Mart is spending $9 billion this fiscal year in a campaign to continue growth, about 16,000 shareholders were told at the annual meeting here Friday. 'As our [...]