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Jun 5	Wal-Mart Same-store Sales Explode Beyond Expectations in May Gary Bourgeault June 5, 2008 Know More: Wal-Mart Retail Discounter, US Economy, Wal-Mart May Sales, Wal-Mart Same Store Sales Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT), by all measures, surged in same-store sales in May, as the retail behemoth enjoyed growth of 4.4 percent in May, almost three times as much as the 1.6 percent increase projected by analysts. Even after excluding sales of... Continue Reading Posted at 1:04 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
May 5	Wal-Mart Shows Market Solutions - not Big Government - Answer to Health Care Costs Gary Bourgeault May 5, 2008 Wal-Mart Expanding Prescription Drug ProgramThe excursion of Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT) into the medical field, specifically with their prescription drug program, is a great lesson in how the market is far more effective in finding solutions to high cost in health care... Continue Reading Posted at 1:33 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr10	Retail Discounters Shine During Slow Times: Wal-Mart, Costco Enjoy Sales Increase Gary Bourgeault April 10, 2008 Consumers do a couple things during hard times: think of family and home, and look for low cost, specific items.That's why Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT) and Costco Wholesale Corp. (Nasdaq:COST) were among the few retailers enjoying sales increases in March. Wal-Mart increased... Continue Reading Posted at 8:23 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Mar 6	Wal-Mart Running on all Cylinders Again Gary Bourgeault March 6, 2008 Wal-Mart news around the webThe overall news for Wal-Mart has been great, as they exceeded expectations, increasing same-store sales by a healthy 2.6 percent over last year at the same time. Estimates were for about 2 percent growth.The company also... Continue Reading Posted at 8:06 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Feb22	Wal-Mart Going Deeper in Health Market: Opening 400 In-Store Clinics by 2010 Gary Bourgeault February 22, 2008 When CheckUps, who had partnered with Wal-Mart to offer walk-in health clinics in the store, recently closed the doors at the 23 clinics they operated in Wal-Mart, it left the question of how Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT) would respond. It didn't trouble... Continue Reading Posted at 6:24 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jan29	Wal-Mart to Offer "Hannah Montana" Merchandise in Disney Deal Gary Bourgeault January 29, 2008 Wal-Mart has landed a deal with Disney (NYSE:DIS) to offer "Hannah Montana" merchandise across its stores. Hannah Montana is the extraordinarily popular show which stars Miley Cyrus, who plays the role of a typical girl in the day, and becomes... Continue Reading Posted at 11:23 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Wal-Mart Should Enter Russia Within Two Years Says Analyst Wal-Mart Downsizing in Response to Tesco Threat - Creates New Concept Grocery Store Wal-Mart's Asda says it had "Best-ever Christmas" in Britain Federal Reserve Bank Study Says Wal-Mart Positive Effect on Communities Wal-Mart hires former Tesco Executive Jack Sinclair to Lead Grocery Division

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