Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. announced that Enrique Ostalé, president and CEO of Walmart Chile, formerly D&S, has been named executive vice president, president and CEO of Walmart Latin America, where he will oversee Walmart’s ...
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Target Corp.said on Tuesday it will match on a year-round basis the prices found on the websites of key rivals Amazon.com Inc, Best Buy Co Inc , Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Toys R Us, its latest tactic to hold onto shoppers focused on price. ...
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc announced that @WalmartLabs operation is expanding in Bangalore with the hiring of 100 additional developers and a move into a new facility. @WalmartLabs, a unit of Walmart Global e-Commerce, is the company's hub for ...
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From a sustainability standpoint, 2012 might be characterised as a year when the world went backwards - or at a pinch stayed still - but the food industry moved forward. There are plenty of campaigners who would beg to differ on the ...
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Wal-Mart Stores, Kroger, Alpha Baking and Grupo Bimbo are seeking to acquire the assets that are being divested by Hostess Brands, the bankrupt producer of bakery products. The auction has attracted about 24 bidders. While some bidders ...
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Wal-Mart Stores is reportedly in talks to buy Turkish retailer Migros Ticaret from UK private-equity firm BC Partners. Reports in London today (13 December) claimed the world's largest retailer was in discussions with the buy-out house, ...
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Wal-Mart Stores has deepened its commitment to developing a sustainable supply chain,through measures designed to lessen the environmental impact of global procurement. Speaking at an event in Beijing, Wal-Mart president and CEO Mike Duke ...
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Under-pressure US retailer Supervalu Inc today (30 July) announced CEO Craig Herkert has left the company. Supervalu, which is battling to revitalise its business after three years of falling gross profit and identical-store sales, said ...
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Global snacks group Mondelez International has revealed an R&D site in New Jersey is still closed in the wake of the super storm Hurricane Sandy that swept across the eastern parts of the US this week. Food manufacturers that shut ...
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South African retailer Massmart has booked an increase in annual profits on the back of improved sales. The company, in which Wal-Mart Stores owns a majority stake, yesterday (22 August) filed an 8.9% increase in underlying headline ...
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Wal-Mart Stores has announced it will create 4,000 jobs in Canada this year, in a bid to support the company's growth plans. As a result of the job creations, Wal-Mart will employ 94,000 staff by January 2013. The news forms part of the ...
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Former KPMG international chairman Tim Flynn has joined Wal-Mart Stores as a director and will sit on the retail giant's audit committee. Flynn, who spent 32 years at KPMG, joins the US retailer at a time when it is investigating ...
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This week's clutch of featured industry research from the just-food store highlights commodities data from agribusiness specialists LMC International. It also includes in-depth looks at Carrefour's operations in Spain and Wal-Mart Stores' ...
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French retailer Auchan has become the latest major name in the sector to plant a flag in India. The privately-held company, which has stores in the Middle East, China and Russia, has struck a franchise deal with Dubai-based Landmark ...
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Almost seven years since Tesco first announced its plan to enter the US, the UK retailer has today (5 December) said it is "likely" to quit the market. Tesco said it would take too long for its Fresh & Easy chain to reach the "scale and ...