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Walmart Unwraps Its Top 20 Holiday Toys and Exclusive Offers
BENTONVILLE, Ark. (Oct. 5, 2011) – Santa arrives early at Walmart (NYSE: WMT), with a delivery of must-have toys sure to be on every child’s wish list. The retailer today announced…
Loud opposition against Wal-Mart at community gathering
Representatives for Wal-Mart received a largely negative response earlier this week at an East Lakeview neighborhood meeting. Residents had gathered to hear the retailer’s proposal for a “Neighborhood Market” in…
Walmart on Pace to Create 10,000 Jobs in Chicago by 2015
Walmart today announced two new Chicago stores that will help put the company well on its way to creating 10,000 jobs in the city by 2015. At an event on the site of a new store at 76th and South Ashland, Mayor Richard M. Daley and Ald. Latasha Thomas joined Walmart to share plans for new small and mid-size stores in the West Englewood community that will each provide local residents with another option for affordable groceries. West Englewood is in the heart of a food desert and one of Chicago’s most underserved communities.
Walmart drug plan for seniors may not be best deal (AP)
WASHINGTON – Consumer alert: A new Medicare drug plan with the lowest upfront cost in the country may not be for everyone, experts say. Medicare’s open enrollment season just started, and the plan from insurer Humana and retail giant Walmart is getting attention.
Dog stolen from car in Walmart parking lot
CHICAGO (CHICAGOPRESSRELEASE.COM) — David C. Nawrot says if he had it to do all over again, he surely would have left his family’s beloved dog, Cody, at home.
AP IMPACT: Wal-Mart pulls jewelry over cadmium (AP)
LOS ANGELES – Wal-Mart said Wednesday it is pulling an entire line of Miley Cyrus-brand necklaces and bracelets from its shelves after tests performed for The CHICAGOPRESSRELEASE.COM found the jewelry contained high levels of the toxic metal cadmium. In a statement issued three hours after AP’s initial report of its findings, Wal-Mart said it would remove the jewelry, made exclusively for the world’s largest retailer, while it investigates.
Walmart still selling toxic Miley Cyrus trinkets
LOS ANGELES – Jewelry branded by Miley Cyrus and sold exclusively at Walmarts nationwide contain high levels of the toxic metal cadmium, an CHICAGOPRESSRELEASE.COM investigation shows. The world’s largest retailer…
Chicago alderman says he has votes for Walmart
Chicago — An alderman who’s been leading the charge for a new Walmart says he’s got the votes to move ahead. Alderman Anthony Beale wants the City Council to vote…
Walmart Foundation Kicks-Off $32 Million Holiday Giving Campaign with Historic Hunger Relief Effort
Donated Refrigerator Trucks Expected to Help 35 U.S. Food Banks Provide 41 Million Additional Meals to Families in Need Today, Walmart and the Walmart Foundation kicked-off “Walmart Gives Back,” a…
Walmart Announces “Sustainable Product Index” to Drive Higher Quality, Lower Costs and Measure Sustainability of Products for First Time
Walmart today announced plans to develop a worldwide sustainable product index during a meeting with 1,500 of its suppliers, associates and sustainability leaders at its home office. The index will…