Wal-Mart to Expand Banking Services
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Wal-Mart Stores said today that it would rapidly expand the financial services offered in its stores, extending the reach of its retailing empire into the bank accounts of its shoppers.
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China&#39;s Communist Party-controlled union is ready to help Wal-Mart Stores Inc. set up union branches at its Chinese stores &quot;as soon as possible,&quot; the official Xinhua News Agency reported Thursday.
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES  - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. on Tuesday introduced a test version of its new video download service, making it the first major retailer to offer such a service with the backing of all of Hollywood's big studios.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. , the  world&#39;s largest retailer, said on Tuesday that it has seen  strong results from its service that allows customers to order  products on its Web site and have them shipped to a local  Wal-Mart store for free.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has announced on Thursday, September 16, that a team of its analysts has recently checked expansion opportunities in Russia, Reuters reported.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc said on Thursday it has added more medicine to its $4 prescription program, including certain new generic drugs, as part of its push to expand its health and wellness services.
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com Daily Report. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. of Bentonville said Tuesday that it plans to add 55 million SF of retail space in the new fiscal year beginning Feb. 1. In the United
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Wal-Mart failed to get approval for a bank. But the giant discount chain is effectively building one anyway.
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Wal-Mart Stores is expanding the definition of "immediate family" in its employee-ethics policy to account for laws in states that recognize domestic partnerships and civil unions.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  will launch a prepaid card aimed at customers who do not have access to a bank account, the Financial Times reported in its online edition on Wednesday.
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Verizon Wireless, the No. 2 U.S. cell  phone provider, said on Monday that it was expanding its  wireless service offerings at discount retailer Wal-Mart Stores  Inc.  to boost its distribution.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. on Tuesday introduced a test version of its new video download service, making it the first major retailer to offer such a service with the backing of all of Hollywood's big studios.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. plans to open or expand 40 to 45 discount stores and 240 to 250 Supercenters in the United States next year as the world&#39;s largest retailer continues an aggressive expansion plan.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Monday said it plans to increase its store space by 8 percent in the fiscal year beginning in February, including 240 to
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Wal-Mart has shrugged off growing opposition to its dominance of the US retail market by announcing plans for another 500 stores in 2005.
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Retail giant plans to build up to 250 supercenters in &#39;05 despite a rising tide of community opposition. Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world&#39;s largest retailer, plans to open more so-called supercenters next year
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Wal-Mart Stores said it expected to offer banking services in Mexico by the second half of 2007. Eduardo Solorzano, the president of Wal-Mart de Mexico, or Walmex, said the company would initially finance its banking business with its own capital. Last week, Mexico approved the opening of five new banks, including one by Walmex. Mr. Solorzano said he hoped the companyÂs banking division would bring it closer to its customers. The bank is expected to offer basic deposits and loans, including savings accounts linked to debit cards and checkbooks.