The news Apple's Steve Jobs Resigns this week caused many to ponder if the high-flying tech company will ever be the same. So far, the company's stock hasn't taken a downward hit after Wednesday's news, but one only need to look at another legendary leader and company example for the answer. It's likely that Steve Jobs was to Apple what Sam Walton was to Wal-Mart. Both were company founders with product impact on company cultures. Both, also, were unique leaders, who perha...
Women who were part of a massive class action lawsuit against Wal-Mart Stores Inc will have until the end of October to file individual lawsuits against the company, a judge ruled.
Women who were part of a massive class action lawsuit against Wal-Mart will have until the end of October to file individual lawsuits against the company, a U.S. judge ruled.
Caution is the watchword for apparel executives heading into the all-important holiday season and their lack of confidence is scaring investors.
Target Corp reported a bigger-than-expected rise in quarterly profit and forecast a more profitable year than analysts were anticipating, as its credit card business continued to grow and sales perked up as the summer progressed.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc said same-store sales at U.S. discount stores turned positive in July as it sharpened its focus on low prices to try to end more than two years of quarterly sales declines.
Stocks fell on Tuesday after three days of gains as weak German growth data renewed concerns about the euro zone debt crisis and the global economy.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc sharpened its focus on low prices and said it expects to get out of its U.S. sales slump later this year, sending shares higher on Tuesday.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc said on Tuesday that sales at its U.S. discount stores open at least a year fell 0.9 percent during its second quarter, marking the ninth straight quarterly decline as it tries to bring bargain hunters back to its stores.
Sales at Wal-Mart Stores Inc's U.S. discount stores open at least a year fell 0.9 percent during its second quarter, marking the ninth straight quarterly decline as it tries to lure back bargain hunters.
Wal-Mart's big box retailing strategy has peaked as consumer shopping habits are changing.
Wal-Mart posted higher profits, but the company is dealing with a protracted slump in U.S. same-store sales, as shopping habits shift.
Turning around a prolonged U.S. sales slump is key to Wal-Mart Stores Inc's success, and Tuesday's results will show if the retailer's strategies to mend its biggest business have really started to pay off.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc is shaking up its e-commerce structure, putting the people who run stores in developed markets such as the United States in charge of the websites in those countries, according to an internal memo obtained by Reuters on Friday.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc is shaking up its e-commerce structure, putting the people who run stores in developed markets such as the United States in charge of the websites in those countries, according to an internal memo obtained by Reuters on Friday.
Wal-Mart has joined Amazon in skirting Apple's revenue sharing rules by offering Vudu for the iPad on the browser, rather than an app.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc's Vudu video-streaming service launches on Apple Inc's iPad on Wednesday, but it doesn't come with the type of app that's common on the best-selling tablet computer.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc said on Monday that its check and card cashing service would accept more types of checks and take more forms of identification from shoppers in a move aimed at getting them to spend more at the discount chain's stores.
South Africa said it would push Wal-Mart to rejig the conditions of its $2.4 billion Massmart deal, as Pretoria looks to wring bigger concessions from the world's top retailer.
Retailers are poised to report higher sales for July, a discount-driven month that may do little to lift their margins.
Technology giant Apple Inc currently has $76 billion in cash while United States Treasury's cash balance fell to $74 billion this week.
A global labor federation plans to bring African unions together to battle the expansion of U.S. retailer Wal-Mart on the continent, a senior group member said on Wednesday.
