Wal Mart Stores News

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.

By crunching data about a customer's buying habits, the store thinks it can pop up the things they'll need to buy Gibu Thomas, global head of mobile at Wal-Mart Stores, gave a keynote address on Wednesday at CTIA Wireless in Las Vegas.

Wal-Mart plans to use big data about a customer's usual shopping to automatically create shopping lists for them on its mobile app.

Police are warning residents to be aware of a scam posing as an email from Wal-Mart that is seeking credit card and other information.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is naming Dan Bartlett, who had been president and CEO of the U.S. arm of global public relations firm Hill & Knowlton, as its new executive vice president of corporate affairs.

South Africa's Massmart Holdings said on Wednesday it expects lacklustre sales growth this year, as the unit of Wal-Mart Stores Inc battles with weak consumer demand in Africa's top economy.