Instead of admitting that it has, in the past, sold food with too much sodium, salt and sugar, Walmart (NYSE: WMT) has made a public relations bonanza of its decision to sell…
Glencore and Xtrata agree to a $90 billion merger. (Reuters) Greek leaders face a deal for settling sovereign debt matters as workers strike. (Reuters) Toyota (NYSE: TM) posts good third-quarter profits and…
Here we go again: the Good E-Reader blog is citing “sources close to the situation” for the story that Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) is preparing to open a bricks-and-mortar store in Seattle. The…
The last time shares of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) topped $62 and change was almost exactly 10 years ago, in January 2002. The stock has posted a new 52-week (and 10-year)…
Paul Ausick Many of the companies that have entered the online content business have stumbled. Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) has a service. So does Walmart (NYSE: WMT). There are already several leaders, including crippled Netflix (NASDAQ:…
Bricks-and-mortar stores have been concerned for some time that their shoppers would come to their stores, find products, and then go online to get the best prices. Store, in essence, has started…
Carrefour is not as large as Walmart but it is large enough to be a proxy for retail sales in its home market of Europe. And, Europe is done badly Carrefour appointed a new CEO.…
Douglas A. McIntyre A thirty-year tradition at Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) is about to be scrapped as the company eliminates its door greeters from the overnight shift. The company is trying to shore up…
Paul Ausick Sears Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ: SHLD) has been a disaster of a stock over the long-term, but it is off to one incredibly strong recovery in share prices in 2012. The trough to…
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT) is making a series of management changes today. While this is not the CEO level of the whole company, CEO Mike Duke noted, “Current Sam’s Club President…
Jon C. Ogg For the people who invent gadgets the big problem is not usually having enough ideas, it’s not being able to get your latest gadget onto store shelves. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT)…
Paul Ausick After diving by -8.5% in one day in late December, Sears Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ: SHLD) has reversed that loss on speculation that the venerable retailer will be taken private. Sears has steadily…
Walmart (NYSE: WMT) added a new CEO to oversee its e-commerce operations. The general perception is that this business should be more competitive with Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN). That will be hard to accomplish in…
China’s economy expands at a better-than-expected 8.9% in Q4 and area markets soared. (Reuters) Walmart (NYSE: WMT) appoints a former CBS (NYSE: CBS) digital executive as head of its digital operations. (Reuters) Disapproval…
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) wanted to buy South Africa’s Massmart chain for about $4.6 billion in 2010. The chain countered with an offer for Walmart to buy 51% for about $2…