Facebook Inc. (FB), Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) and Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS) face fresh patent suits from a University of California patent licensee, which sued some of the biggest U.S. companies previously, Reuters reported.
After London-based Burberry Group PLC (LON: BRBY) reported flat comparable-store sales for its second quarter, market watchers are trying to digest cross signals in the luxury goods market.
Toys ''R'' Us is introducing a tablet for children, and the new product will not be available online. The Tabeo, as the new tablet is called, can be pre-ordered over the Internet but it is only available in Toys "R" Us stores.
Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ: COST) stock price touched an all-time high on Thursday, a day after co-founder and former CEO James Sinegal addressed the Democratic National Convention.
Labor Day 2012 is finally here, marking the end of summer and bringing in the autumn season. The national holiday is a time for a lazy break from work, a final summer barbeque and major retail sales.
Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer, is expanding its immunization offerings in the U.S. to help lift domestic revenue to levels it is achieving outside the U.S.
After beating market expectations earlier this month with its second-quarter earnings, Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT) has managed to remain competitive against the king of low prices: Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT).
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT), the world's largest retailer, said Thursday increased sales from U.S. stores that have been open at least one year plus strong international sales lifted its fiscal third-quarter profit 5.7 percent.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc (NYSE: WMT), the world's largest retail chain, is expected to report higher second-quarter profit as an increase in consumer spending lifted the company's revenue and offset the effect of a strong dollar.
The earnings calendar for the week ahead will be comparatively light, but we will still be hearing from a number of household names. Big-name companies due to report their quarterly earnings results include Wal-Mart, Sears, Home Depot, Groupon, John Deere, and Cisco.
After a faux "exile" campaign to ship Pitbull off to an Alaska Walmart was conceived, the rapper has held up his part of the deal, bringing the promotional campaign to fruition by tweeting photos inside of the Kodiak superstore and around the small town.
The hefty $7.25 billion settlement that Visa and MasterCard have agreed to, in response to a 2005 class action lawsuit over credit card swipe fees, will disadvantage retailers further and restrict consumer spending in an economy that relies heavily on credit card use and personal expenditure.
Wal-Mart, in a bid to protect consumers, said it was not happy with the proposed $7.25 billion retailers' settlement with Visa Inc., and MasterCard Inc., over interchange and processing fees to cover credit and debit card payments.
Mark Zuckerberg , CEO of Facebook Inc is expected to meet with Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s CEO Mike Duke this Friday in Bentonville, Arkansas to discuss strategy to deepen relations between both the companies.
After an Internet prank campaign, the Give Me Everything and Back in Time rapper is headed to Kodiak, Alaska for a Walmart promotional event.
A giant flash mob wreaked havoc at a Wal-Mart store on Tuesday by destroying merchandise and terrorizing customers, according to the Orlando Sentinel.
What do you do with an abandoned Wal-Mart in the middle of a sea of concrete? Turn it into an award-winning library and community center, of course.
Something Awful pranksters have hijacked a Walmart promotion that tries to Pitbull to a store in Kodiak, Alaska.
The Dole Food Company has issued a precautionary recall involving 1,077 packages of bagged salads that were sold in six states at Wal-Mart and Kroger under those supermarket brands over possible listeria contamination, the California-based company announced.
The Amazon.com Inc. launch of AmazonSupply in April indicates the shift to online from offline commerce continues apace among industrial consumers, which increasingly prefer to buy goods electronically.
A mother and father from a Chicago suburb are in police custody after they left their 5-year-old son and 7-year-old daughter bound and blindfolded outside a Wal-Mart in Lawrence, Kan. police said on Thursday.
Wal-Mart lawyers have identified India, China, South Africa, Brazil and Mexico as the most corrupt countries, according to a letter from two congressmen investigating the bribery charges leveled against the company.