Wal Mart Stores News

A multibillion-dollar settlement over credit card swipe fees is facing growing opposition from some of the nation's largest retailers.

Last month, the Walton Family Foundation, led by heirs to the Wal-Mart fortune, announced an $8 million grant to StudentsFirst, headed by Michelle Rhee, the ousted chancellor of the Washington, D.C. school system.

Visa Inc. and MasterCard Inc. sued trade groups and retailers that rejected a $7.25 billion settlement in a price-fixing suit and asked a court to rule that the card companies' fee practices weren't illegal.

Fatburger, a chain with a devoted following on the West Coast, said Friday it will sell its branded frozen beef patties in Walmart stores nationwide.

Pinterest this week rolled out "product pins'" that show users more information about the items for sale that shoppers "pin" in the network, such as where they can buy a product, its price and availability.

Walmart and Sam's Club are hardly what developers envisioned for Pabst Farms Town Centre when they announced plans for an upscale, destination shopping center in Oconomowoc in 2003.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is turning up the pressure to keep its shelves adequately stocked by proposing to tie executive compensation to the issue -- and has asked an outside auditor to alert workers which items to focus on by plastering U.S. stores with neon green dots.

Belgian grocer Delhaize is looking to sell two of its U.S. businesses as it continues to cut costs in the region, according to two sources familiar with the matter.

Third from the top, right below Warren Buffett and Dodge & Cox , the mutual fund firm PRIMECAP Management has a total value of $67.8 billion.

Sears Holdings Corp. reported a steeper-than-expected loss for its first quarter with the beleaguered retailer blaming a cooler spring for falling sales.

WMT investors should pay attention to a decrease in enthusiasm from smart money recently.

Big box retailers have a huge underutilized asset at each of their stores, their roof.

When the deadly twister struck Moore, Okla., taking 24 lives and robbing nearly every family in its path of their homes, possessions and irreplaceable memories, the Internet lit up with wishes and prayers for all those affected by the monstrously destructive storm.

Investors' enthusiasm for the fat stock premium trumped any concerns they might otherwise have had about sliding sales.

BENTONVILLE, Ark., May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- "Today's announcement from Hisense underscores our commitment to give customers access to a range of high-quality tablets at low prices.

In this Oct. 29, 2012 photo, the floor of the New York Stock Exchange is pictured in New York.

Wednesday, May 22, 2013 The Fed remains in the spotlight today as Bernanke testifies before Congress.

When tragedy strikes, Wal-Mart is often one of the first on the scene to help as the retailer mans its own storm watch and disaster teams from its central command center at the Bentonville home office.

There are better ways to respond to help the victims of natural disasters than just showing up to help or immediately sending loads of supplies, according to officials who study and deal with victim response.

Signs are up on Walmart Neighborhood Markets, which are opening soon, including this one in Arlington at 8011 Merrill Road in the Merrill Station shopping center.