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Greeters see shifting role at Wal-Mart

New duties tough on old, infirm, some workers say

Subscriber onlyLITTLE ROCK — The role of the Wal-Mart greeter, a fixture at the retailer’s stores for three decades, is, in a word, evolving. Continue reading...

By Steve Painter Posted: Feb 5, 2012 at 3:08 a.m.

Wal-Mart faces opposition from Georgia musicians on store

ATHENS, Ga. — Musicians connected to R.E.M., the Drive-By Truckers and other Georgia bands have joined forces to perform live and in a video as part of an effort to stop a planned Walmart store from being built in Athens. Continue reading...

By The Associated Press Posted: Feb 2, 2012 at 8 a.m.

Wal-Mart rival hiring new leader

Subscriber onlyPARIS — The chief executive of Carrefour SA, one of Wal-Mart’s chief global rivals, is stepping down after a string of profit warnings sent the price of the French retail giant’s shares tumbling. Continue reading...

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Posted: Jan 31, 2012 at 4:46 a.m.

Walmart Names First Female CEO

Brewer Selected For Sam’s Club Top Post

Subscriber onlyBENTONVILLE — Walmart on Friday named Rosalind Brewer the company’s first female and first African American CEO Continue reading...

By Misty Gittings Posted: Jan 21, 2012 at 5:52 a.m.

Sam’s Club CEO leaving the company

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. says Sam’s Club President and CEO Brian Cornell is leaving the company so he can return to the Northeast for family reasons. Continue reading...

By The Associated Press Posted: Jan 20, 2012 at 9:08 a.m.

Walmex logs 4% December sales gain

Subscriber onlyWal-Mart de Mexico SAB said Monday that same-store retail sales in Mexico rose 4 percent in December from a year earlier. Continue reading...

By BLOOMBERG NEWS Posted: Jan 11, 2012 at 4:42 a.m.

Juices unsafe, lawsuits allege

Arsenic levels in Wal-Mart,Walgreens items in question

Subscriber onlyTEXARKANA — A Texarkana law firm filed federal and state lawsuits in the past two months alleging fruit juices sold at Wal-Mart and Walgreens stores contain dangerously high levels of arsenic and lead. Continue reading...

By LYNN LaROWE TEXARKANA GAZETTE Posted: Dec 31, 2011 at 4:05 a.m.

SHOPPERS ‘PAY IT FORWARD’: Secret Santas pay off layaway debts

Subscriber onlySPRINGDALE — Secret layaway Santas have been busy in Northwest Arkansas helping families whose best-laid Christmas shopping plans have veered off course but also warming the hearts of retail workers who’ve heard heartbreaking stories in these tough economic times. Continue reading...

By Tracie Dungan Posted: Dec 23, 2011 at 5:50 a.m.

Wal-Mart to open in hard-hit eastern New Orleans

NEW ORLEANS — Wal-Mart Stores Inc. says it plans to open a supercenter by 2013 in eastern New Orleans, an area outside the central city that has struggled to rebuild since levees and floodwalls failed during Hurricane Katrina and left it flooded. Continue reading...

By The Associated Press Posted: Dec 22, 2011 at 9:29 a.m.

Wal-Mart pulls formula after baby dies in Missouri

LEBANON, Mo. — Wal-Mart has pulled a batch of powdered infant formula from more than 3,000 of its stores nationwide after a newborn Missouri boy who was fed the formula died from what preliminary tests indicate was a rare bacterial infection, the retailer said. Continue reading...

By The Associated Press Posted: Dec 22, 2011 at 7:29 a.m.

Wal-Mart discloses internal investigation

BENTONVILLE — Wal-Mart has opened an internal investigation to determine whether its overseas operations have complied with U.S. federal law as it pertains to permitting, licensing and inspections. Continue reading...

By The Associated Press Posted: Dec 9, 2011 at 10:26 a.m.

Wal-Mart discloses self-exam

Subscriber onlyWal-Mart Stores Inc. has begun an internal investigation into whether some of its actions violated U.S. anti-corruption laws regarding overseas dealings. Continue reading...

By Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Staff and Wire Reports Posted: Dec 9, 2011 at 5:16 a.m.

Wal-Mart agrees to transfer family stock

Subscriber onlyWal-Mart Stores Inc. said in a regulatory filing Thursday that it has agreed to transfer 70.6 million shares of its stock held by Walton Enterprises LLC, which consists of members of the Walton family. Continue reading...

By Steve Painter Posted: Dec 9, 2011 at 4:14 a.m.

Exec expecting season at Wal-Mart to be jolly

Subscriber onlyLITTLE ROCK — Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is well-positioned for a strong finish to the Christmas shopping season, despite economic conditions that are challenging its customers, the retailer’s top merchandising officer said Thursday. Continue reading...

By Steve Painter Posted: Dec 9, 2011 at 3:40 a.m.

Blown Transformer Shuts Down Walmart

Subscriber onlyNORTHWEST ARKANSAS — The Walmart Supercenter at 2110 W. Walnut St. in Rogers was evacuated Sunday afternoon because of a power outage, a spokeswoman for Walmart Stores said. Continue reading...

By STAFF REPORT Posted: Nov 21, 2011 at 5:29 a.m.

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