Wal-Mart opens first store in Chicago
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The first Wal-Mart inside Chicago's city limits opened to shoppers Wednesday after lengthy political debate over the mega-retailer's wages, zoning and jobs.
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Against a background of techno music,  video screens and pulsating lights, shoppers on Saturday  checked out the full line of Nokia&#039;s products at the opening of  the giant mobile phone maker&#039;s first U.S. flagship store.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world&#39;s largest retailer, estimated November sales at US stores open at least a year rose about 0.7 percent, less than forecast, as higher gasoline prices and
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. , the world's biggest retailer, launched a national advertising campaign on Thursday to burnish an image tarnished by allegations that it discriminates in hiring and promotions and drives smaller rivals out of business.
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Employees of retail giant Wal-Mart   have set up their second trade union in China, pushing  toward the Chinese labor federation's goal of unionizing every  Wal-Mart store in the country.
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By GARY GENTILE LOS ANGELES - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has launched its long-awaited online movie download store, entering a market that has yet to catch on with consumers but is expected to grow rapidly.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. WMT.N, the  world's biggest retailer, launched a national advertising  campaign on Thursday to burnish an image tarnished by  allegations that it discriminates in hiring and promotions and  drives smaller rivals out of business.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc  is actively  working to open its first small-scale grocery stores in  Arizona, according to city planning officials, as the world's  largest retailer looks to fend off competition from British  supermarket rival Tesco .
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British grocer Tesco made its U.S. debut on Wednesday by throwing open the doors of a sleek, modern Los Angeles store stocked with a larger helping of fresh, ready-to-eat meals than at traditional supermarkets.
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Wal-Mart -- Arizona&#39;s largest private employer and the largest retailer in the United States -- is launching a major new national advertising blitz as it tries to boost sales after a sluggish start to the Christmas shopping season.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. WMT.N, the  world's biggest retailer, on Monday brightened its outlook for  December sales at U.S. stores open at least a year, now  expecting sales to increase 3 percent.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. , the world'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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Chicago can &#39;&#39;live without&#39;&#39; Wal-Mart, Mayor Daley said Tuesday, but he questioned whether the reverse is true: whether the nation&#39;s largest retailer can survive the black eye it would suffer by walking away from Chicago.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  the world's largest retailer, said on Saturday it still expects a 2 percent to 4 percent increase in February sales at U.S. stores open at least a year.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's biggest retailer, gave ground to Chinese pressure Tuesday and said it would allow its workers to set up a trade union.
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BEIJING, Dec. 23 -- The US retail giant Wal-mart will open its first outlet in Shanghai next year and also move its headquarters there.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world&#39;s largest retailer, is accelerating plans for new so-called supercenter stores next year as the markets, which average about 186,000 square-feet, draw