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Wal-Mart expands low-price drug program
Wal-Mart has increasingly focused its price leveraging strengths to drive out costs in the health care system, lowering the price of prescriptions, adding vision centers and in-store clinics to its U.S. operations.
-- NW Arkansas Morning News |
May 06 |
Target Cuts Prices Of Pharmacy, Over-The-Counter Drugs
Target said the move will keep its prescription and over-the-counter drug prices competitive with Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT).
-- Dow Jones Newswire via Wall Street Journal |
May 06 |
Wal-Mart cuts prices on more drugs
"Today’s extension will generate additional pharmacy volume for the company, especially given the current weak consumer environment and rising healthcare costs,” said Uta Werner, a Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. analyst. “While we estimate that gross margin for the category is below (health and wellness) segment average, we believe that it has important traffic-driving benefits across the store.”
-- MarketWatch |
May 06 |
Wal-Mart expands low-price drug program
The over-the-counter medication price rollbacks represent about one-third of the retailer’s over-the-counter medicines. They include Wal-Mart’s Equate versions of popular drugs, including Zantac, Pepcid and Claritin, and Wal-Mart’s Spring Valley prenatal vitamins.
-- Associated Press |
May 06 |
Burned By Flip Flops From Walmart
A year later Stiles still has scars and days where the pain is too much. She’s tried to get answers from Walmart about what was in the sandals but after hitting roadblock after roadblock she decided to start a website. She quickly realized she wasn’t alone.
-- WCSC-TV (S.C.) |
May 06 |
Russia Appears Ripe for Wal-Mart
News that Wal-Mart may be entering the Russian market - the retailer announced that it has appointed an executive to explore opportunities here - has piqued the curiosity of tired shoppers like Zhalnina. Although all-in-one superstores aren’t new to Russia, there aren’t many, and they are on a smaller scale than those in the U.S.
-- Women's Wear Daily |
May 06 |
Wal-Mart replaces Garland Hypermart with first ‘Hispanic community’ store
Wal-Mart Stores Inc.’s original Hypermart USA, the precursor to its successful food and general merchandise Supercenter concept that catapulted it into becoming the world’s largest retailer, closes today.
-- Dallas Morning-News (Texas) |
May 06 |
Icelandic Artist Loses Case against Wal-Mart
List said the idea behind his work was to criticize American greed and cultural hegemony and that Wal-Mart’s lawsuit has proven his point. The arbitration court however ruled that List’s domain was too similar to Wal-Mart’s name.
-- Iceland Review |
May 06 |
Asda pledges to source extra £30m from African farmers
Asda chief executive Andy Bond will today pledge to source an additional £30m worth of fresh produce from African farmers over the next five years.
-- Talking Retail |
May 06 |
Leading Indian Telecom Seeking Deal in South Africa
Bharti Airtel, India’s largest telecommunications company, said Monday that it was in discussions with the MTN Group of Johannesburg. MTN, which operates cellphone systems in Africa and the Middle East, could be worth more than $40 billion in its entirety, according to bankers and analysts.
-- New York Times |
May 06 |
Asda goes into overdrive with staff health promotions
ASDA employees are to be provided with health and fitness advice, health checks and healthy food options during the supermarket chain’s three-week health programme.
-- Employee Benefits (U.K.) |
May 06 |
Police thwart armed ex-employee at Austin Wal-Mart
Police arrested a former Wal-Mart employee in an Austin store last week with a 9 mm handgun and numerous rounds of ammunition, according to arrest affidavits.
-- Houston Chronicle |
May 06 |
Opinion: Wal-Mart isn’t answer to El Con Mall’s woes
El Con doesn’t need a Wal-Mart. Target is already at the site and we do not see the need for two discount retailers in the same mall. El Con does, however, need creativity and a comprehensive vision.
-- Arizona Star |
May 06 |
Dozens gather to hear latest Wal-Mart plan for west side
About 75 people showed up for a meeting Monday night on plans for a Wal-Mart supercenter on the west side of Springfield, even though no one is quite sure yet exactly where the retailer would like to build.
-- Springfield Journal-Register (Ill.) |
May 06 |
Residents group fights Wal-Mart in Muskego
A community group has organized to fight a proposal for a Wal-Mart Supercenter on the northern end of the city in advance of a Plan Commission meeting tonight, which will discuss whether the proposal meets the zoning requirements and the character of the area off Moorland Road just south of College Ave.
-- Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel (Wisc.) |
May 06 |
NORTH TONAWANDA: Wal-Mart discussion tabled
About 20 people got up and left after five minutes at Monday night’s planning board meeting when it became clear all discussion of Wal-Mart plans would be tabled pending two future meeting dates.
-- Tonawanda News (N.Y.) |
May 06 |
Cornelius Wal-Mart opening not expected until 2010
Wal-Mart fans will have to wait another couple of years for a store to open in Cornelius, said Richard Meyer, the city’s director of development and operations.
-- The Oregonian |
May 06 |
Wal-Mart says it won’t build in Forsyth
Wal-Mart has withdrawn plans for a superstore in Forsyth County that had been the subject of a four-year battle with neighboring homeowners. The giant retailer said the decision was related to plans announced in June 2007 to more strategically prioritize the development of its supercenters.
-- Atlanta Journal-Constitution |
May 06 |
Wal-Mart OMB hearing underway
The future of the proposed Wal-Mart commercial development currently sits in the hands of the Ontario Municipal Board as proceedings began yesterday in Bobcaygeon.
-- My Kawartha (Canada) |
May 06 |
Wal-Mart offers more low-priced drugs
Wal-Mart Stores Inc on Monday said it has expanded its low-priced drug program, and will now offer certain 90-day generic prescriptions for $10 and sell more than 1,000 over-the-counter medicines for $4 or less.
-- Reuters |
May 05 |
Wal-Mart was whistleblower in OFT’s supermarket investigation
In blowing the whistle, Wal-Mart, which owns the Asda chain, has guaranteed itself immunity from a fine should the OFT discover any cartel activity. Any company found guilty could be fined up to 10 per cent of its annual worldwide sales, which in Wal-Mart’s case would be $37bn (£18.7bn).
-- Telegraph (U.K.) |
May 05 |
Wal-Mart Revises $4 Prescription Program
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT) said its $4 prescription program will now cover a 90-day prescription for $10 and provide additional women’s-health medications and a new $4 over-the-counter offer.
-- Dow Jones Newswire via CNN Money |
May 05 |
The Wal-Mart Weekly: Examining upcoming shareholder resolutions, Part 1
Wal-Mart Watch is generally on the prowl of all things Wal-Mart, and this blog entry describes a shareholder proposal that holds keen interest for me at least, this being a heavily charged political year in the national arena.
-- BloggingStocks |
May 05 |
Wal-Mart’s Shirts of Misery from Bangladesh
When you purchase a shirt in Walmart, do you ever imagine young women in Bangladesh forced to work from 7:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., seven days a week, paid just 9 cents to 20 cents an hour, who are denied health care and maternity leave; screamed at to work faster; with monitored bathroom visits; and who will be fired for daring to complain or ask for their rights?
-- http://www.trudeausociety.com/home/Business/2008/03/16/01005.html |
May 05 |
The True Story of a Bogus Blog
In 2006, a couple with a blog, Wal-Marting Across America, about traveling across the country in an RV and staying in Wal-Mart parking lots, failed to disclose that the venture had been funded by a Wal-Mart-sponsored group and organized by Edelman, Wal-Mart’s PR firm.
-- Adweek |
May 05 |
Seeing Green? Maybe It’s Time to Go Blue
Our work with Wal-Mart shows that people are ready; and the inaugural Green Effie honoring this work as effective eco-marketing recognized that the marketing community is ready too. Engaging people at the store-face might not be the conventional strategy, but it’s working.
-- Advertising Age |
May 05 |
Corporate America feels the change as consumers alter buying habits
Yet the economic slowdown has not been bad news for everyone, reflecting both behavioural shifts under way among US consumers and the advantages enjoyed by those companies that are less reliant on the US domestic market than most of their rivals.
-- Financial Times |
May 05 |
NASA employees big spenders on government credit
Among other purchases, she spent $2,000 to install a new air conditioner at her Florida home, more than $51,000 on Wal-Mart gift cards and groceries and at least $13,000 on electronics from Best Buy.
-- Houston Chronicle |
May 05 |
Wal-Mart opens Mexican mall
The $640 million pesos investment is Wal-Mart’s first sustainable mall with Wal-Mart Supercenter, Sam’s Club and Vips, and El Porton restaurants. It is expected to create 3,500 jobs.
-- NW Arkansas Morning News |
May 05 |
Wal-Mart breaks misuse of taxes
Concerning Wal-Mart receiving subsidies ("Wal-Mart breaks cancel sales tax gains,” April 16), it seems that corporate subsidies are being handed out without public discussion.
-- Modesto Bee (Calif.) |
May 05 |
Letter: ‘Gift’ check won’t be going to Wal-Mart
Sorry, Mr. Bush, but you won’t see my husband and I spending our “gift” in Wal-Mart. Instead, it will go toward our son’s increased college tuition bill, which is more of a hardship for us now without these loans.
-- Boston Globe |
May 05 |
Wal-Mart traffic plan debate to be continued
Wal-Mart’s quest to build a Medford supercenter will head back to the city’s Site Plan and Architectural Commission for a public hearing, the City Council decided late Thursday.
-- Mail Tribune (Ore.) |
May 05 |
Big-box struggles: Large store closings add to Oshkosh’s empty-storefront woes
Oshkosh continues to lose the big-box war as community officials and commercial developers seek ways to market the large, vacant retail locations with little success.
-- The Northwestern (Oregon) |
May 05 |
New Wal-Mart, Sam’s Club stores on hold
Plans to build a Wal-Mart in Waite Park appear to be on hold, and recent media reports indicate it could be part of a larger corporate plan to scale back expansions.
-- St. Cloud Times (Minn.) |
May 05 |
Wal-Mart puts halt on stores
"But Stacie Lock Temple, a spokeswoman for Wal-Mart Watch, said the retailer will never admit that residents’ complaints have any impact on where it decides to build.”
-- Gwinnett Daily Post (Ga.) |
May 05 |
Reports: Wal-Mart eyes El Con space
An attorney for El Con told neighborhood leaders and city representatives last week that Wal-Mart is negotiating with Macy’s for the space, a roughly 300,000-square-foot, three-level building on west end of the mall, at 3601 E. Broadway.
-- http://www.azstarnet.com/business/237257 |
May 05 |
DoJ Files Decree Ordering Wal-Mart To Pay Veteran
The Department of Justice said Thursday it filed a constant decree that will resolve its employment lawsuit against Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT) on behalf of Sean Thornton.
-- Dow Jones Newswire via CNN Money |
May 02 |
Big Retailers Scaling Back Expansion Plans and Shutting Stores
After a decade of breakneck expansion, big retail chains are slamming on the brakes - hard...Many retailers not shutting stores are scaling back plans for new ones. J. C. Penney, Kohl’s and Wal-Mart are slowing their expansion or delaying store openings.
-- New York Times |
May 02 |
Tax cuts add up to long-range problems
Our House of Representatives votes to hand a multimillion dollar tax break to corporations that do a bunch of their business overseas. So if Wal-Mart maintains a little office somewhere in lower Belgium, that means the company need not give Massachusetts as much as it normally does? Should we refuse to cut it a break, will its stores pull out of the Bay State?
-- Boston Herald |
May 02 |
Sam’s Club Will Donate Food Products
Sam’s Club, the membership-warehouse subsidiary of Wal-Mart Stores Inc., is reviving food donations to local food pantries two years after halting the practice in favor of giving cash, the world’s largest retailer said.
-- Associated Press via Wall Street Journal |
May 02 |
Walmart.Com Using Wii Fit to Boost Mom’s Day Sales
Forget the flowers and candy—Nintendo Co Ltd’s highly anticipated “Wii Fit” video game will debut in the U.S. later this month, and Wal-Mart Stores Inc’s online division is trying to persuade shoppers to order the game as “a perfect gift” for Mother’s Day.
-- Reuters |
May 02 |
Wal-Mart recruiting more affluent shoppers to its stores?
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. has been trumpeting the fact for over a year now that it wants to get more higher-income shoppers into its locations to buy more higher-margin goods. Is it winning that strategy?
-- BloggingStocks |
May 02 |
California Ban on Toxic Chemical BPA Passes Senate Health Committee
The Senate Health Committee voted 6-3 to approve and send to the Senate floor SB 1713, the “Toxin-Free Toddlers and Babies Act,” by Senator Carole Migden (D-San Francisco/North Bay).
-- California Chronicle |
May 02 |
Cheap and convenient come at a cost
Wal-Mart is a giant American corporation (2006 revenue of $315 billion) run out of Arkansas that devastates every town and neighbourhood in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Brazil and Britain where it plants a store.
-- Rabble (Canada) |
May 02 |
Tinley Park Plan Commission rejects Wal-Mart plan
Tinley Park plan commissioners on Thursday night unanimously rejected a Chicago developer’s proposal to build a Wal-Mart Supercenter next to homes in the village’s largest subdivision.
-- South Town Star (Ill.) |
May 02 |
Wal-Mart Weighs In On Packaging At FTC ‘Green Guides’ Workshop
Reducing the weight of Honest Kids organic juice drink pouch bulk packs sold at Wal-Mart is one of the success stories highlighted at the April 30 Federal Trade Commission “Eco in the Marketplace” public workshop on product packaging claims.
-- Environmental Leader (Colo.) |
May 02 |
LEHT Wal-Mart plan draws opposition
Wal-Mart’s first presentation to the Planning Board was greeted Thursday night by a crowd of residents largely opposed to the planned superstore on Route 9. The store itself, which would be more than 151,000 square feet including a 6,300-square-foot garden center, would be located on the southbound side of Route 9 approximately 700 feet north of Otis Bog Road.
-- Press of Atlantic City (N.J.) |
May 02 |
Wal-Mart: Council not at fault
I would like to thank Michael Wilson for his questions of the treasury report at a recent city council meeting. While I may disagree with Councilmember Wilson on certain issues facing the city, I wholeheartedly agree with his position on city investments in Wal-Mart.
-- Times Herald (Calif.) |
May 02 |
After nearly 8 years, Wal-Mart set to open
After nearly eight years of negotiation and controversy, the Wal-Mart Supercenter in southwest Arlington near Little Road and U.S. 287 is scheduled to open Wednesday.
-- Ft. Worth Star-Telegram (Texas) |
May 02 |
Wal-Mart has an eye on city’s southside
Sally Aiello, a Wal-Mart spokeswoman, said the company was looking at several Southside locations and cannot confirm reports that one of those locations is the corner of Airline Road and Saratoga Boulevard.
-- Corpus Christi Caller-Times (Texas) |
May 02 |
