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Wal-Mart 2009: A Year In Review
Considering that it's the largest retailer on the planet and it's known for its ultra-low prices, one would not have been crazy to suggest investing in Wal-Mart at the beginning of 2009.
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Firm: U.S. holiday retail sales rise 3.2 percent
This jewelry store on New York's Fifth Avenue was doing its best to convert window shoppers into buyers on Sunday.
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Wal-Mart: Financial Gauge Analysis for the September 2009 Quarter
We almost forgot about the third-quarter gauge analysis of Walmart ! By 8 December, when Walmart filed its 10-Q , we had already started to gear up for fourth-quarter results.
Time to evaluate retailing stocks
Some people like to joke about lifting their spirits with 'retail therapy.' Many retailers, however, need therapy themselves.
Retailers Shift Focus to Post-Holiday Deals to Lure Buyers
U.S. retailers extended discounts on computers, toys and clothes beyond Christmas to lure consumers who held out for lower prices and have gift cards to redeem.
'Home Improvement in the United States' now available at Fast Market Research
It includes detailed data on market size and segmentation, plus textual and graphical analysis of the key trends and competitive landscape, leading companies and demographic information.
Walmart.com CEO aims to dominate Web retail
With less than a week to go before Christmas, division CEO Raul Vazquez says Walmart.com's holiday sales are growing two or three times faster than Web sales overall.
Weekly Top Insider Sells: MSFT, WMT, JNJ, KO, HPQ
According to GuruFocus Insider Data , these are the largest insider sells during the past week.
Vizio, one of the biggest flat-panel TV suppliers in the U.S., is looking to move beyond its niche, and will unveil prototypes of new consumer electronics items at a big trade show in Las Vegas next month, the CEO told Forbes in an interview.
Former Officer Freeman Sues Wal-Mart, Greeter
He asked $500,000 in compensatory damages and $2.5 million in punitive damages. The greeter earlier sued him in Federal Court for $21 million, and the case was settled for $12,000. Mr.
Exclusive: Wal-Mart pays to settle S.C. suit
A family's long legal battle against the nation's biggest retailer that helped spark stricter hiring practices companywide to protect child customers from employees with criminal histories has ended with a confidential settlement.
Retailers Slugging Out Final Stretch Try Steeper Discounts, Longer Hours
U.S. retailers used extra promotions and extended hours to draw procrastinators and shoppers delayed by the East Coast snowstorm in the final stretch before Christmas.
Wal-Mart will continue holiday deals even after Christmas
Wal-Mart Stores Inc will continue its holiday discounts and deals into the week after Christmas, the world's largest retailer said on Wednesday, as it introduces new deals and extends some old ones.
A Last Look at Amazon's Wonderful Year
This year's market rally has had its fair share of winners, many of which are smaller cap companies relatively unknown to the public.
Katie Bethell: Peaceful Revolution: Shop Wal-Mart, Get...Sick?
If you shop at Wal-Mart to finish up that last bit of holiday shopping this week, you may be coming home with more than a good deal -- you might be exposed to contagious illnesses like colds and the flu.
Retailer's strategy to bring in customers seems to be working
The Wal-Mart store in Eagan, Minn., is a far cry from what it was five months ago.
Online pact puts man's computers in national light
Tonee Bell, owner of A Unity System Computers, a startup manufacturer of desktops and laptops, is a man who loves to tick off significant dates from his life.
Walgreen profit beats Street view, shares up
Walgreen Co, the largest U.S. drugstore chain, reported a nearly 20 percent jump in quarterly profit as growth in sales of prescription drugs and flu shots offset consumer cutbacks on discretionary items.
Retail Stocks: Retail stocks fall; Best Buy hit on margin outlook
Retail stocks fell on Tuesday after No. 1 U.S. electronics chain Best Buy Co. said its fourth-quarter gross margin, a measure of profit, would be worse than expected in the face of deflation in notebook computers and flat panel televisions.
Mayor Daley revives talk of 2nd city Wal-Mart
Mayor Richard M. Daley is pressing aldermen, union leaders and Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
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