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Wal-Mart’s Indian unit checked

Officials suspended, stores delayed amid internal bribery inquiry

By VIKAS BAJAJ THE NEW YORK TIMES

Posted: November 24, 2012 at 3:14 a.m.

Credit: Bloomberg
A shopper loads up on detergent at a Bharti Walmart Best Price Modern Wholesale store in Zirakpur, India, in September.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc.’s Indian joint venture has suspended several senior executives and delayed the opening of some stores in the country as part of an internal bribery investigation, the company said Friday.

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