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Wal-Mart Reconsidered
By Matthew Bandyk -
Risky Business
- July 3, 2008
Even if it doesn't help small businesses, does it really hurt them?
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Why Wal-Mart Can Be Good for Small Business
By Matthew Bandyk -
Risky Business
- June 24, 2008
Big-box retailers don't always mean the end for mom-and-pop firms.
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Wal-Mart Surges as Economy Sinks
By Kirk Shinkle -
Money & Business
- May 13, 2008
Earnings and sales are up as strapped consumers look for lower prices.
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Business Buzz: HP to Buy EDS and Other Business News
By Candice Novak -
Money & Business
- May 13, 2008
The top business news from this morning.
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Wal-Mart Takes Flak for Its 401(k) Fees
By Katy Marquardt -
New Money
- May 8, 2008
A lawsuit alleges that excessive charges cost employees millions.
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Wal-Mart Rethinks Its Move on Deborah Shank
By Michelle Andrews -
On Health and Money
- April 3, 2008
But lots of employers and health plans go after accident settlements.
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Wal-Mart Changes Its Mind
By Liz Wolgemuth -
The Inside Job
- April 2, 2008
The retailer drops its efforts to recover Debbie Shank's medical costs. Good move?
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When Wal-Mart Wants Its Money Back
By Liz Wolgemuth -
The Inside Job
- April 1, 2008
The case of an injured shelf stocker raises legal and moral questions. Who is right?
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Wal-Mart Rival Tesco Hits La-La Land
By Kirk Shinkle -
Money & Business
- November 8, 2007
The latest British invasion hit the West Coast last week, this time in the grocery aisle.
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Wal-Mart and Income Inequality
By James Pethokoukis -
Capital Commerce
- August 14, 2007
If the retailer's troubles stem from its customers losing ground economically, you'd expect other big-box stores to suffer too.
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Confessions of a Wal-Mart Schizophrenic
By Rick Newman -
America's Business
- March 29, 2007
How fitting that the symbol of economic angst in America has turned out to be a store. The displacement caused by globalization, the anxiety felt by the undereducated and the have-nots, the national addiction to stuff we don't need: Wal-Mart embodies it all.
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Is Income Inequality Hammering Wal-Mart?
Capital Commerce
- January 26, 2007
To its many critics, Wal-Mart symbolizes every ruthless company that sticks it to workers with low wages and lousy benefits. The ginormous retailer is sure to be a frequent target for Democrats during the 2008 presidential election.
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