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May 20, 2013
Ikea, Walmart anchor new shopping center

Ikea and Walmart are among the retailers heading to Charlotte, N.C., to anchor the Belgate Shopping Center. The new 900,000-sq.-ft. shopping center is DDR Corp.’s first ground-up domestic development in more than four years.

May 20, 2013
Walmart, Operation Homefront saluting heroes together

Walmart, Sam’s Club and Operation Homefront kicked off their nationwide series Saluting Heroes Together with a community-wide military appreciation event in San Diego on Armed Forces Day, Saturday, May 18.

May 16, 2013
Big Walmart on campus

Walmart has opened a new small-format store on the campus of Arizona State University as part of a pilot program.

May 16, 2013
Tardy tax refunds, cool weather affect Walmart’s Q1

Same store sales at Walmart's U.S. stores declined 1.4% in the first quarter, but the retailer forecasts comps should rebound during the second quarter.

May 16, 2013
Walmart, Starbucks execs named to PCI board

PCI Security Standards Council has appointed representatives from retail merchants such as Walmart, Woolworths Limited and Starbucks, as well as from the Retail Solution Providers Association, to its board of advisors.

May 15, 2013
Engaging employees with gamification at Walmart

Walmart has partnered with Inward Strategic Consulting to design an innovative way to engage with staff and foster what the company hopes is a fun yet productive work environment that enhances customer experience.

May 14, 2013
Nursing essentials collection debuts at Walmart

Walmart has launched an exclusive line of nursing bras and related essentials catering to expectant and nursing mothers manufactured by Leading Lady, a Cleveland-based nursing bra and niche-intimate apparel company.

May 14, 2013
Walmart escalates inspection efforts in Bangladesh

Walmart has announced plans to conduct in-depth safety inspections at every single factory in Bangladesh that produces goods for the retailer. The company says it aims to complete all reviews within six months and publicly release the names and inspection information on all 279 factories.

May 13, 2013
Walmart consumers get wireless options

Walmart plans to offer two TP-Link portable wireless networking products in 800 of its stores nationwide. TP-Link is a global provider of networking products.

May 10, 2013
Sam’s Club preps members for healthy summer

Memorial Day marks the unofficial start of summer and outdoor fun, so Sam’s Club is taking the opportunity to promote healthy skin and weight management with a series of preventative health screenings from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 11

May 9, 2013
300 food banks benefit from Walmart’s fight-hunger campaign

Walmart and its philanthropic arm, the Walmart Foundation, were busy working alongside notable food companies in April, as part of the corporation’s Fighting Hunger Together Initiative.

May 9, 2013
Walmart encourages customers to give back

As part of its philanthropic efforts, Walmart is holding a fundraiser between now and Friday, June 21 benefiting Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals.

May 9, 2013
Walmart gets in on conservation effort

Walmart’s Acres for America program, a conservation partnership with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, is working on new projects in Arkansas, New Mexico, Nebraska, Wisconsin, New Hampshire, Maine and Oregon.

May 9, 2013
Walmart gets its geek on

Walmart continues its superhero streak and courting comic book fans onto its website via social media — this time the superhero in question is Marvel’s billionaire badboy and Iron Man alter ego Tony Stark.

May 6, 2013
Walmart Canada survey: mom worth $160,000/yr

According to a survey conducted by Leger Marketing on behalf of Walmart Canada, Canadians would pay their mom an average annual salary of $161,287 per year.

May 2, 2013
Ruiz recognized as USO’s Woman of the Year

Walmart’s commitment earlier this year to hire 100,000 veterans over the next five years prompted the USO to award Walmart U.S. COO Gisel Ruiz its 2013 Woman of the Year Distinguished Service Award.

May 2, 2013
Sustainable Packaging Expo begins next week

Walmart and Sam’s Club are scheduled to hold the 8th Annual Sustainable Packaging Exposition next week at the John Q. Hammons Center in Rogers, Ar.

May 1, 2013
Union derides Target as ‘Walmart junior’ following NLRB ruling

The United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 1500 representing the greater New York area claimed victory over Target this week and offered some harsh words following a ruling by the National Labor Relations Board.

May 1, 2013
Walmart touts next growth engine

E-commerce was labeled Walmart’s next growth engine by Neil Ashe, the retailer’s president and CEO of global e-commerce during an investor presentation Wednesday morning.

April 29, 2013
Former Walmart exec, Sephora merchant are top moms

Former Walmart apparel merchant Dottie Mattison and Sephora head merchant Margarita Arriagada will be among those honored next week at the 35th annual Outstanding Mother Awards.

April 26, 2013
Walmart looks to resolve Canada’s raccoon problem

Walmart Canada is looking to resolve Canada’s raccoon problem by carrying Great Value Mint-X raccoon repellent garbage bags.

April 25, 2013
Walmart faces new factory disaster in Bangladesh

Walmart and other retailers are facing renewed criticism over their global sourcing practices following another factory disaster in Bangladesh.

April 24, 2013
Former Walmart exec confirmed Obama’s budget chief

The Senate has voted unanimously to confirm former Walmart Foundation President Sylvia Mathews Burwell as White House budget director, according to a Reuters report.

April 24, 2013
Walmart makes super offer to consumers

Walmart has partnered with Warner Bros. to give its customers exclusive access to see "Man of Steel" in theaters nationwide before the film's official release.

April 23, 2013
Saints quarterback a natural fit for Wrangler

Wrangler has drafted New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees to endorse its denim brand.

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