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About Wal-Mart
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Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (or Walmart as written in its new logo) is an American public corporation that runs a chain of large, discount department stores. It is the world's largest public corporation by revenue, according to the 2008 Fortune Global 500. Full Article
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A woman makes her way through the aisles at Wal-Mart, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2009, in Danvers, Mass. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. , said Tuesday that its fourth-quarter profit fell as it was hurt by the strong dollar and a charge from settling a labor lawsuit.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Tom Schoewe goes over company sales during the annual Wal-Mart shareholder's meeting in Fayetteville, Ark. , Friday, June 5, 2009.
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A shopper considers items at Wal-Mart, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2009, in Danvers, Mass. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. , said Tuesday that its fourth-quarter profit fell as it was hurt by the strong dollar and a charge from settling a labor lawsuit.
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Actress and singer Miley Cyrus performs at the Wal-Mart Stores Inc shareholder's meeting in Fayetteville, Ark. , Friday, June 5, 2009. Cyrus just landed a clothing deal with Wal-Mart.
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In this June 4, 2009 photo, Wal-Mart Stores customer Melani Dean, and her two children Zayneh, 9 months, left, and Zarah, 6, right, pick out vegetables at a Rogers, Ark. , Wal-Mart Supercenter.
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Vice Chairman of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Eduardo Castro-Wright speaks during the annual Wal-Mart shareholder's meeting in Fayetteville, Ark. , Friday, June 5, 2009.
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Shoppers leave Wal-Mart, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2009 after shopping in Danvers, Mass. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. , said Tuesday that its fourth-quarter profit fell as it was hurt by the strong dollar and a charge from settling a labor lawsuit.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. President and Chief Financial Officer Mike Duke acknowledges the crowd during the annual Wal-Mart shareholder's meeting in Fayetteville, Ark. , Friday, June 5, 2009.
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Ryan Horn, a lobbyist with Wal-Mart, testifies before a joint legislative committee in Bismarck, N.D. , on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2009.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. President and CEO Mike Duke acknowledges the crowd during the annual Wal-Mart shareholder's meeting in Fayetteville, Ark. , Friday, June 5, 2009.
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NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 22: Mike Duke, President and CEO of Wal-Mart Stores (L), and Muhtar Kent, President and CEO of the Coca-Cola Company participate in the Fifth Annual Meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) on September 22, 2009 in New York City.
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American Idol winner Kris Allen performs at the annual Wal-Mart Stores Inc. shareholder's meeting in Fayetteville, Ark. , Friday, June 5, 2009. Allen, who is an Arkansas native, also joined Motown star Smokey Robinson in a song at the event.
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H. Lee Scott Jr. , president and CEO of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. , addresses the National Retail Federation, Monday, Jan. 12, 2009 in New York.
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H. Lee Scott Jr. , president and CEO of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. , addresses the National Retail Federation, Monday, Jan. 12, 2009 in New York.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. President and CEO Mike Duke speaks during the annual Wal-Mart shareholder's meeting in Fayetteville, Ark. , Friday, June 5, 2009.
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H. Lee Scott Jr. , president and CEO of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. , addresses the National Retail Federation, Monday, Jan. 12, 2009 in New York.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. President and Chief Financial Officer Mike Duke speaks during the annual Wal-Mart shareholder's meeting in Fayetteville, Ark. , Friday, June 5, 2009.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. President and Chief Financial Officer Tom Schoewe goes over the company's growth during the annual Wal-Mart shareholder's meeting in Fayetteville, Ark. , Friday, June 5, 2009.
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H. Lee Scott Jr. , president and CEO of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. , addreses the National Retail Federation Monday, Jan. 12, 2009 in New York.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Tom Schoewe goes over the company's growth during the annual Wal-Mart shareholder's meeting in Fayetteville, Ark. , Friday, June 5, 2009.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. associates from China gather before the start of the annual Wal-Mart shareholder's meeting in Fayetteville, Ark. , Friday, June 5, 2009.
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Actress and singer Miley Cyrus performs at the Wal-Mart Stores Inc shareholder's meeting in Fayetteville, Ark. , Friday, June 5, 2009. Cyrus just landed a clothing deal with Wal-Mart.
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Wal-Mart Stores CEO Mike Duke (L) confers with and Coca-Cola CEO Muhtar Kent (R) during the Fifth Annual Meeting of the Cinton Global Initative (CGI) in New York September 22, 2009.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. President and Chief Financial Officer Mike Duke speaks during the annual Wal-Mart shareholder's meeting in Fayetteville, Ark. , Friday, June 5, 2009.
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Executive Vice President of Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s People Division Susan Chambers, left, greets basketball legend Michael Jordan, right, during the Wal-Mart shareholder's meeting in Fayetteville, Ark. , Friday, June 5, 2009.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Tom Schoewe goes over company sales during the annual Wal-Mart shareholder's meeting in Fayetteville, Ark. , Friday, June 5, 2009.
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We don’t need a war with Wal-Mart or any other organization, and I don’t think they’re hostile to this ... It will make televisions more valuable, and that’s a good thing.
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In fact, Mr Walton told me that Wal-Mart was planning to open 40 new stores in India
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Wal-Mart is very satisfied with the results here (in India). I was informed by Mr Walton that they are looking at opening more stores. He gave a figure of 40 more stores across the country in the immediate future
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I've seen aspects of race play out, and I think also we've seen that in expanding areas -- sprawl cities in Texas and Georgia -- churches are painted with same brush that a Walmart might be
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You have to do what you can to make ends meet ... If you want to get that Wii as a Christmas present, or if you want your kids to have Levi’s instead of jeans from Wal-Mart, that’s how I see it.
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Based on last year’s popularity, Activision and Walmart asked for a sequel with the same gamers
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He had all the right letterheads, the documents all looked correct, (with) 3M's logo on it. We had purchase orders from Wal-Mart, Costco, all the key people. It sure looked like a legitimate thing.
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Phase two would be to try and get into the bigger box stores like Wal-Mart and Best Buy. Then their third phase would be to approach somebody like a Redbox or Blockbuster who might buy a large quantity on a national basis
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And so to us it didn't seem so strange, as we have fought Walmart and Disney and Starbucks, and what we call the 'demon-monoculture' in our choir, over the years. Mike Bloomberg is just a corporation in human form.
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As shoppers evaluate the impact of tight budgets on holiday meal planning, beginning today Walmart will feature select 12-pound turkeys for less than $5, helping families serve a complete Thanksgiving meal for eight this year as low as $20.* We’re proving that we’re committed to helping moms afford the ...
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The closest place to go would be a Walmart with a McDonald's inside, and that’s about a mile away.
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We are appreciative to the Walmart Foundation for this much needed grant to enhance our local chapters’ ability to serve their communities
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Walmart will feature select 12-pound turkeys for less than $5, helping families serve a complete Thanksgiving meal for eight this year as low as $20.
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If a job application at Walmart or McDonald's must be made online, how can we pretend that we have equal opportunity when significant portions of our communities don't have access?
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If product costs in Canada could be lowered, I think they would be lowered by retailers ... We can't afford to be selling TVs above Wal-Mart or Best Buy; we can't afford to be selling Levi jeans above The Bay or anyone else. The consumer would benefit from lower prices, and hopefully spend more in Canad...
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I set out to buy 100 million shares of Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) at a [pre-split price of] $23. ... We bought a little and it moved up a little and I thought maybe it will come back a bit. That thumbsucking has cost us in the current area of $10 billion.
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We know that some pharmacists don't want to do that. But a lot -- more and more -- are saying they will be part of the solution ... A number of the chains, Wal-Mart and Walgreens ... Rite-Aid and CVS, are also saying that at least in many states their pharmacists will do this kind of compounding.
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The amazing generosity of Walmart will definitely help to ease the burden on the lives of several cancer patients across Arkansas
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As an Arkansas-based corporation, Walmart is proud to support an organization like CARTI and to recognize their solid, proven reputation of providing the finest radiation therapy available to cancer patients right here at home in Arkansas
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With its punitive policies against sick days and by ignoring CDC recommendations, Wal-Mart is not only putting its 1.4 million workers at risk, but could contribute to the spread of swine flu and other illnesses to the over 150 million customers Wal-Mart services each week.
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Which means Lowes, and Home Depot, Wal-Mart and Sears and all those that buy the product could be facing higher prices for the product ... and either pass those higher prices on to consumers or take less of a profit on their sales.
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We're not in Macy's, we're not in Wal-Mart ... We're truly a small business, just a mom and pop shop.
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Whitney wanted to make a difference ... Instead of the money burning a hole in her pocket for the latest toy at Wal-Mart, she only thought of what might be fun for the kids here at the hospital.
SOURCE: Southeast Missourian
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