Wal-Mart Declines to Sell Comedian Carlin's Book
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Wal-Mart, the nation's largest retailer, is not selling comedian George Carlin's best-selling new book, "When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops," in its stores because its cover makes fun of the "Last Supper," a spokesman for Carlin said on Thursday.
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Viacom Inc. (VIAb.N) has ruled out  bidding for social networking site Facebook, despite suffering  a stinging defeat in losing a deal to Rupert Murdoch's News  Corp. to purchase MySpace.com, chairman Sumner Redstone told  U.S. journalist Charlie Rose in a televised interview.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT.N: Quote, Profile, Research) shares fell 3 percent early Monday after the world&#39;s biggest retailer cut its November sales forecast, casting a shadow over hopes for a bumper holiday shopping season.
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LONDON, December 7  - Wal-Mart Stores (WMT.NYS) announced yesterday that its Vice Chairman, Thomas Coughlin, would retire on January 24, 2005, after having served the company for 25 years.
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Barnes & Noble, the world&#39;s largest  book retailer, has decided to sell O.J. Simpson&#39;s book &quot;If I  Did It&quot; in its stores, reversing an earlier decision to offer  the controversial title only on the Web.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. , the largest seller of food in the United States, slashed prices on hundreds of grocery items on Tuesday, putting more pressure on mainstream grocers just two days before Thanksgiving.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. on Friday said it   was not trying to dissuade movie studios from working with   other forms of distribution, such as Apple Computer Inc.'s   download service.
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PC Magazine - Wal-Mart Stores has shut down "The Hub," its attempt to cash in on the craze for social networking with a MySpace-like clone.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc  quietly canceled its online video download service less than a year after the site went live, a company spokeswoman said on Thursday.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc quietly canceled its online video download service less than a year after the site went live, a company spokeswoman said on Thursday.
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By Northwest Arkansas Business Journal staff, Arkansasbusiness.com Daily Report. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. announced Monday that Thomas M. Coughlin, 54, vice chairman of the company, will retire on Jan. 24.
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George Carlin, who has been pushing his book "When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops?" has admitted himself into a treatment program. Carlin, 67, has been battling alcohol and painkiller abuse for a while.  He has decided to take time for himself ...
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s share price tumbled nearly 4 percent Monday after the world's largest retailer lowered its November sales forecast over the weekend, disappointing some analysts.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc's  Canadian unit has discontinued business with toymaker Lego Group after disagreeing on pricing after a rise in the Canadian dollar, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.
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Wal-Mart, the largest U.S. retailer, on Friday said it would phase out the sales of HD DVD offerings and exclusively offer high-definition Blu-ray hardware and DVDs by the middle of this year.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. , the world's largest retailer, unexpectedly lowered its estimate for September US comparable-store sales growth to 1.3 percent after discovering mistakes in its calculations.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. can no longer remain sheltered in its Bentonville, Arkansas, headquarters while potentially costly lawsuits pile up, Chief Executive Officer Lee Scott said on Wednesday.