Wal-Mart Unit Passes Rival in Britain
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Asda, a unit of Wal-Mart, has overtaken Marks & Spencer as BritainÂs biggest clothing retailer, industry figures showed.
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Tesco, the largest retailer in the UK, will carry on its global expansion with a wave of small US stores called Fresh and Easy.
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BENTONVILLE, Ark. - Discount retailer Wal-Mart Stores Inc. on Monday pegged its December same-store sales growth at the midpoint of current estimates and said sales on the Sunday after Christmas exceeded expectations.
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Supermaket chain Asda, owned by US giant Wal-Mart, said on Wednesday that it would create 9,000 jobs and open between 10 and 12 outlets across Britain this year.
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The move comes as the company tries to win back choosy high street customers amid fierce competition from the likes of Next and supermarket chain Asda.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's biggest retailer, plans to set up a venture with Indian billionaire Sunil Mittal, gaining access to the second-most populous nation as the government considers tempering restrictions on overseas ownership.
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MARKS &amp; Spencer has lost its much-coveted crown as the UKâs largest clothing retailer, to the supermarket chain Asda. Industry figures for the 12 weeks to 25 July show that Asda now has a leading 9.4 per
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Capitalist icon Wal-Mart, the world's biggest retailer, now has its first communist party branch.
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SYDNEY: Australia&#39;s biggest supermarket group, Woolworths Ltd, won a fierce $A1.33 billion battle for pubs chain ALH yesterday, beating out rival Coles Myer Ltd which conceded defeat.
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Australia&#39;s biggest supermarket group, Woolworths Ltd, has won a fierce Aust. $1.33 billion ($1 billion) battle for pubs chain ALH on Tuesday, beating out rival Coles Myer Ltd which has conceded defeat.
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Union efforts to organize Wal-Mart workers in Canada continued Monday in the auto-service departments of seven British Columbia outlets of the world&#39;s largest retailer.
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Food retailer Asda, owned by US group Wal-Mart, said Wednesday it would create 8,000 jobs and build 18 new supermarkets across Britain this year.
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British food retailer Asda, owned by US group Wal-Mart, said Wednesday it would create 8,000 jobs and build 18 new supermarkets across Britain this year.
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Britain&#39;s Woolworths Group Plc   said on Friday it was to supply U.S. Wal-Mart Stores Inc&#39;s   British supermarket chain Asda with CDs, video games,  and selected elements of Asda&#39;s DVD range.
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Wal-Mart , the world's largest retailer, said on Monday it acquired a 35 percent stake in Chinese supercenter operator Bounteous Company Ltd., expanding its presence in the world's most populous country.
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Marks &amp; Spencer is no longer the UK&#39;s largest clothing retailer after losing its crown to supermarket chain Asda. Industry figures for the 12 weeks to July 25 are understood to show that Asda now has a leading
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Marks &amp; Spencer has been knocked off its pinnacle as Britain&#39;s biggest clothing retailer by Wal-Mart&#39;s supermarket Asda.