Growth is key issue at Wal-Mart meeting
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Thousands of Wal-Mart investors and employees will pack an Arkansas sports arena Friday for the giant retailer's annual shareholder meeting, a mix of music celebrity flash and serious business with a pinch of criticism from dissident shareholders.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , the world&#39;s largest retailer, said on Saturday it still expects a 2 percent to 4 percent increase in November sales at its US stores open at least a year.
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Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. reported a modest four percent rise in quarterly profits on Tuesday as the world's biggest retailer appeared to weather an abrupt slowdown in US economic growth.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  on  Wednesday said September sales growth was even smaller than it  originally estimated, sending its shares lower and dragging  down stock futures.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , the world&#39;s largest retailer, said on Saturday that it still expects a 2 percent to 4 percent increase in November sales at its US stores open at least one year.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. , the world's largest retailer, said on Saturday it still expects a 1 percent to 3 percent increase in December sales at its U.S. stores open at least a year.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world&#39;s largest retailer, said Saturday it expects a 0.7 percent increase in November sales at its US stores open at least one year, down from a forecast of 2 percent to 4 percent a week ago.
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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 its U.S. stores open at least a year.
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Eduardo Castro-Wright, head of Wal-Mart's U.S. operations, said the retailer is looking to improve its returns by building fewer stores and stores that are smaller.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. WMT.N on   Thursday said it expects growth of 1 to 3 percent for September   sales at its U.S. stores open at least a year, and that   back-to-school shopping had met its expectations.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. , the world's largest retailer, said on Saturday it still anticipates September U.S. sales to be up 2 percent to 4 percent at stores open at least a year.
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NEW YORK -- The relationship between Wal-Mart's chief executive and entrepreneur Irwin Jacobs, a vendor to the world's largest retailer, is taking some heat.
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Although Wal-Mart prefers to handle labor negotiations directly with individual employees, the world's largest retailer does not have a global anti-union policy, a company spokeswoman said Friday.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world&#39;s largest retailer, said September sales are rising 2 percent to 4 percent as consumers scaled back their spending last week amid high gas prices and a sluggish job market.
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While Wal-Mart acknowledges that RFID implementations in its distribution centers are behind schedule, it says the overall effort is on track and it has hastened efforts to add the technology to its stores.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. WMT.N on   Thursday said it expects 1 to 3 percent September sales growth   at its U.S. stores open at least a year.
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FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas  - Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  said on Friday that it will slow growth of its supercenters as it tries to improve sales at its U.S. stores and will also buy back $15 billion of stock, sending the world's largest retailer's shares up 4 percent.