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Amazon's dominance shows up again in new research of unique visitors a month. Amazon had 181 million in March, compared to Wal-Mart's 91 million.
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The sinking of the Titanic on April 14, 1912, will be commemorated in many locations around the world, but the auction of some 5,500 items that have been recovered from the sunken ship is unique. For...
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It may not seem like much when gasoline costs $3.70 per gallon of regular, but Wal-Mart will cut gas prices by a dime for the next 90 days. While it may not do much to help drivers financially,...
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McDonald’s (MCD) did so well with its dollar menu that Wal-Mart (WMT) decided it will create one, too. The difference is that the Wal-Mart version will be merchandise and not food. McDonald’s...
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By John Tamny RealClearMarkets Back during the Internet IPO boom, companies ranging from Netscape to Priceline to Expedia went public with no earnings to speak of whatsoever. Retail giant...
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The new Wal-Mart (WMT) super-store in Columbia, Kentucky is longer than the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise which is docked on the West Side of Manhattan. The retail outlet’s ceilings are taller...
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After 1:00 PM EST today CNBC ran a brief feature about Wal-Mart (WMT-NYSE) security officials reading outside emails, but the company just issued a press release stating it was an employee...
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Wal-Mart (WMT) same-store sales rose 2.4% for the five weeks ending on January 4. Revenue at the big retailer was up 8.4% for the period to $46.6 billion. International sales moved higher by 18.2% to...
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Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT) is doing something that hasn’t been seen in prior years: lowering prices considerably on thousands of items, but not during holiday season. These price cuts...
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If Wall St analysts thought Wal-Mart (WMT) has problems in the US, they ought to stop by the retailer’s operations in Japan some time. According to Reuters the company said on Tuesday that...
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Wal-Mart (WMT-NYSE) may find itself with little choice, although there are ways it can accomplish the same end-result without the negative publicity that would come from a headline of...
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Wal-Mart (WMT) said its same store sales for the period rose 4% in March. Sales for the five weeks ending April 6 were up almost 12% to $34.26 billion. That would appear to be very, very good news...
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Wal-Mart (WMT) issued a press release today calling for support in a minimum wage increase, and even disclosed that Lee Scott had called for a hike in the minimum wage in October 2005. Wal-Mart...
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In our Friday article noting that the ‘less bad is good’ for Wal-Mart (WMT-NYSE), we noted that theway the news was presented and the initiatives that were being continued were the sort...
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