The biggest retailer in the world, Wal-Mart Stores delivered near flat third quarter of 2014 diluted earnings per share from continuing operations, from the prior year quarter. Although diluted earnings per share from continuing ...
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The world’s biggest retailer - Walmart Stores expects an increase in global e-commerce sales of around 25 percent in fiscal year 2016, and anticipates growth over the three-year period from fiscal years 2016 through 2018 to average 30 ...
Lead scare causes Heinz recall of infant cereal products in China US-based food manufacturer H.J. Heinz Co. (Heinz) has said it will tighten controls over ingredients suppliers in China after it was forced to recall some infant food ...
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s Green Power Partnership released an updated list of the Top 100 organizations that are choosing to use electricity from clean, renewable sources like wind and solar power. "By using ...
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Asda stores in the UK are leading the way in a global fit out of LED lighting fixtures in the stores of its parent company Walmart. The fixtures are supplied by GE, and Walmart says they will use 40 per cent less energy than the lighting ...
Dorel Industries reported that its Recreational/Leisure Segment lost $5.4 million after mostly non-cash restructuring charges that reduced its overall earnings by about half. Dorel warned investors in early February that continued ...
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. unveiled a concept tractor-trailer Feb. 17 during a meeting to report on progress in meeting the company's sustainability goals. The Wal-Mart Advanced Vehicle Experience (WAVE) features a microturbine hybrid power ...
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Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg News Parcel carriers UPS Inc. and FedEx Corp. worked diligently in the days following Christmas to deliver packages that missed the promised Dec. 24 deadline. UPS said it cleared its backlog of Christmas ...
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Soft drinks giant Coca-Cola is testing a new full-sleeve plastic label on its single-serve orb-shaped bottle available during the Christmas holiday season at Wal-Mart stores. The new full-sleeve label is made from a polyolefin mix which ...
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Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. presented its capital expenditure plans for the next fiscal year ending Jan. 31, 2015 at its 20th annual conference for the investment community. Total capital spending for fiscal year 2015 is projected to range ...
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Walmart announced two new centers dedicated to filling online orders, including one in Texas and one in Pennsylvania that will be its largest ever. These two new online fulfillment centers are just part of a next-generation fulfillment ...
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Walmart announced that Kathleen McLaughlin, 48, has been named president of the Walmart Foundation, effective October 15. In addition to leading corporate giving, she will have responsibility for the company’s global ...
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Retail gant Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT) opens stores in more small Chinese cities. It saw four stores in the market, spreading in Fuzhou, Fujian Province, Zhuhai, Guangdong Province, Puer, Yunan Province, and Huizhou, Guangdong ...
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Walmart will convene approximately 1,500 people, including representatives from more than 500 supplier companies, 32 states, major retail industry leaders and other retailers, at its U.S. Manufacturing Summit. According to a press release, ...
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The Men's Wearhouse announced that Allen I. Questrom, who has more than 40 years of executive management experience in the retail industry, has been appointed to the Board of Directors, effective July 30, 2013. Doug Ewert, Men's Wearhouse ...
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