walmart

Walmart Inc. is an American multinational retail corporation that operates a chain of hypermarkets, discount department stores, and grocery stores, headquartered in Bentonville, Arkansas. The company was founded by Sam Walton in 1962 and incorporated on October 31, 1969.

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Walmart’s Mexican Mini-Grocers
Walmart’s Mexican Mini-Grocers
January 05, 2015  |  Latin America

Walmart’s big-box stores in Mexico are suffering from flat sales, but at the global retail giant’s mini-grocer format, called Bodega Aurrera Express, sales are now...

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Walmart and Green Dot Renew Their Deal — For Seven Months
Walmart and Green Dot Renew Their Deal — For Seven Months
December 26, 2014  |  Alternative Finances

Walmart and Green Dot have extended their prepaid-card and banking relationship — but only through the end of 2015, which has some analysts worried, according...

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Walmart China Resists Online Operations
Walmart China Resists Online Operations
December 09, 2014  |  International

Walmart’s China operations are running into internal resistance as the chain tries to embrace very Web- and mobile-friendly shoppers in China. “As E-commerce spreads in...

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Five Ways “Webrooming” Is Changing Holiday Retail This Year
Five Ways “Webrooming” Is Changing Holiday Retail This Year
December 01, 2014  |  Cool

Two years ago “showrooming” was something of a boogey-man for brick-and-mortar retailers. In 2012, analysts were writing the early drafts of Best Buy’s obituary, mostly...

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What Really Happened On Black Friday (By The Numbers)
What Really Happened On Black Friday (By The Numbers)
December 01, 2014  |  Controversial

The official kick-off the holiday shopping season, Thanksgiving,  Black Friday (and Small Business Saturday, and “Needs A Marketing Guru To Name It” Sunday represent what...

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Sears Gives Holiday Sales To Rivals (But Not On Purpose)
Sears Gives Holiday Sales To Rivals (But Not On Purpose)
November 28, 2014  |  News

A decline in market share of the Sears retail chain, which includes both Sears and Kmart stores, is likely to boost the fortunes of competitors...

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Is Walmart’s Chief Merchandiser Leaving?
Is Walmart’s Chief Merchandiser Leaving?
November 25, 2014  |  Merchant Innovation

Is Walmart’s Chief Merchandising Officer leaving because he’s unhappy with a management restructuring? The Wall Street Journal seems to think he might. Walmart Chief Merchandising...

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