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The Employee Free Choice Act Legislation that will truly make a difference for Wal-Mart workers

Wage & Hour Issues Read how Wal-Mart continually fails to pay every worker for every hour worked

Health Care Wal-Mart's still insures barely over half its employees on the company plan

Always Low Wages Poverty-level wages make life extremely difficult for Wal-Mart's 1.4 million workers

The Environment How Wal-Mart's business model is detrimental for our planet

Perhaps its biggest failure to date, Wal-Mart entered Germany in 1997 and retreated nine years later in 2006. For a variety of reasons, including apathy towards German culture and a strong union presence, Wal-Mart was forced to pull out resulting in a one billion dollar loss


		Wal-Mart's Learning Curve in the Germany Market Proceedings of the Academy for Studies in International Business, Volume 4, Number 1, 2004

		Why Did Wal-Mart Fail in Germany (so far)? University of Bremen, Department of Economics and Business Studies, March 2003

Wal-Mart Taking A Second Crack At Germany?
Shares in Arcandor rose more than 12 percent on Wednesday as traders cited market talk Wal-Mart Stores, the world’s largest retailer, was interested in the German retail and tourism group.
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The Behemoth Retailer That Could
Wal-Mart is expanding international expansion.
Wal-Mart’s 2008 Shareholder Resolutions: Human Rights Committee
Resolution #7 on this year’s proxy proposes the establishment of a human rights committee at Wal-Mart. Below, the details of the proposition, why Wal-Mart’s shareholders would benefit and how the company has reacted to the proposal.
Wal-Mart Continues to Focus on Expansion Abroad
In Brazil, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is counting on its small format Todo Dia neighborhood grocery stores to drive sales among low-income customers.