Wal-Mart: The New Washington
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Look whoâs governmentizing the private sector.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. , the world's largest retailer, is moving its top lobbyist in Washington to its headquarters in Bentonville, Arkansas, where he will become vice president of corporate affairs.
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Wal-Mart shares surge on capital reallocation plan that slows expansion.
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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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By Nancy Sarnoff, Houston Chronicle  Feb. 25--In recent years, the Washington corridor has been transforming from a scrappy industrial area to one with hip restaurants, lofts and shops.
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The book retailing superstore has new stories worth telling.
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US retail giant Wal-Mart Stores Inc plans to open 15 new stores in China next year, reported China Daily on Wednesday. Joe Hatfield, president of Wal-Mart Asia, revealed the news at a press conference yesterday in Beijing.
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Considering its 5,000 stores worldwide, you might be tempted to think that Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) has saturated every corner of the globe with its big boxes, much as Starbucks
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A chicken in every pot. More open space and more affordable housing. The benefits of free trade without outsourcing. More manna from Washington, to be financed by that other guy behind the tree.
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Will a new president bring big changes for these companies?
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Retailers in the region soon will have some new competition, and shoppers will have more choices about where to spend their money.
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By Frank Ahrens, Washington Post Staff Writer
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HONG KONG : US retail powerhouse Wal-Mart Inc will open as many as 18 stores in China by the end of next year as it takes advantage of new rules allowing foreign retailers to expand into second-tier cities, a press report said.
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The area's technology executives have again embraced the idea that Washington is a government town. Over the years when government work was not considered fashionable, some tried to develop a separate identity for the region built on ventures in software, telecom, the Internet -- the whole gamut.
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By ANDRIA CHENG, BLOOMBERG NEWS  Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has simplified its Web site so customers can get to the checkout page in fewer than four clicks. Federated Department Stores Inc. plans to open a distribution center next year dedicated to online orders.
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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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Wal-Mart Stores Inc is once again taking the plunge into trendy clothing for women -- and it's hoping for a better reception this time around.