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Big-Box Office: Walmart to Sell Movie Tickets
The big-box retailer will be selling tickets to special 'Man of Steel' screenings
How Walmart Plans to Bring Back “Made in America”
Walmart doesn’t make anything. But the giant retailer could play a part in the manufacturing rebound that is taking place in the U.S. with its promise to buy $50...
The Trouble Lurking on Walmart’s Empty Shelves
In Walmart’s culture, one of the company's central missions is to be an agent for its customers. That is, discover what the customers want or need and provide...
Man Rams Car into California Wal-Mart, 4 Injured
(SAN JOSE, Calif.) — A man in a large red sedan hit two cars in the parking lot of a San Jose Wal-Mart before ramming the car through the front of the store then...
Hey Walmart, It’s Hard to Make Sales When Store Shelves Are Empty
One way that Walmart keeps prices low is with minimal staffing levels in stores. But shoppers and workers alike are complaining that Walmart is understaffed, and...
Man Charged with Hunting Deer in a Walmart Parking Lot
He wasn't hunting for bargains.
Obama Nominates Wal-Mart’s Burwell as Budget Chief
(WASHINGTON) -- President Barack Obama has tapped Wal-Mart's Sylvia Mathews Burwell as his next budget chief, thrusting her into the center of Washington's...
Wal-Mart Outlook Wary Even As Profit Rises
NEW YORK — Wal-Mart Stores Inc. offered a weak business outlook Thursday as new economic challenges for its low-income shoppers start to take a toll. The...
Is Walmart’s Buy American/Hire Veterans Initiative Anything More Than a PR Stunt?
Bill Simon, president and CEO of Walmart U.S., made a big splash yesterday when he announced two new initiatives the firm will launch this year: One focusing on...
Walmart’s On-Again, Off-Again Relationship With Guns
Representatives from Walmart met with Vice President Joe Biden Thursday to talk guns and gun control. But how important are gun sales to Walmart’s bottom line?
Suspected Shoplifter Dies After Run-in With Walmart Employees
The rumpus that is Black Friday shopping ensued as usual over the long holiday weekend and in fact began early in several regions as stores opened their doors on...
WATCH: Walmart Shoppers Fight Over Cell Phones on Black Friday
Can you hear me now?
Walmart Announces Same-Day Delivery, Tries to Beat Amazon at Its Own Game
Walmart is the king of all retail, with revenues that are six times greater than its nearest competitor. Amazon has a comparable stranglehold on the e-commerce...
Can Companies Like Walmart and Google Provide a Better Banking Experience Than Actual Banks?
It was a busy Monday for banking news, with one big company rolling out a new prepaid card and another behemoth launching a small business loan program. There’s...
How the Entry of Walmart and Big Retail Chains Will Change India
Has Manmohan Singh got his mojo back? The Indian Prime Minister has recently suffered the indignity of being called “overwhelmed and out of steam” in the Indian...
