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“The key is making sure the fresh produce our customers buy in our stores continues to look and taste the same when they pull it out of the fridge three days later."
— Travis Moore, a Walmart store manager
Wal-Mart Stores said Thursday that U.S. sales increased by 2.5% during the third quarter and comparable-store sales improved by 1.2% as traffic and average ticket increased as a result of improvements in price positioning and store conditions...
Wal-Mart Stores President and CEO Doug McMillon announced the company’s new 2025 sustainability targets for food, waste and energy Friday at the 2016 Net Impact Conference in Philadelphia...
photo courtesy of Field AgentAs Wal-Mart Stores continues to explore ways to facilitate online pickup, the retailer this week said it was testing a massive storage locker at a store in Rogers, Ark., that can distribute packages to online shoppers...
The bad news for the grocery industry is that it has become a cauldron of consolidation. The past few years have seen major grocery chains buying smaller competitors to forestall the Walmart takeover of the industry.
Kroger buys Harris Teeter ...
Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton praised Walmart and its founder Sam Walton in speech excerpts included as part of WikiLeaks’ release of presidential campaign chairman John Podesta’s emails...
Walmart’s U.S. stores have made big strides in fresh, Greg Foran, the retailer’s U.S. president and CEO, said during Walmart’s annual investment community meeting last week...
A Sam's Club store aimed at capturing more of its shoppers' high-end and luxury purchases is proving successful in a test mode, and providing "a look into the future of where we could go with our business," Roz Brewer, CEO of the Wal-Mart Stores...