retail giant

Amazon Start-up Challenge yields a winner: Yieldex

CNET Tech blog  Fri, 11/21/2008 - 8:16am

Advertising optimization firm Yieldex takes the top prize: $50,000 in cash, $50,000 in Amazon Web Services credits, and a potential investment from the online retail giant itself.



 

Wal-Mart sales beat expectations

CNN Money  Thu, 09/04/2008 - 7:08am

Retail giant Wal-Mart on Thursday reported a gain in August same-store sales, a period that includes the key back-to-school season, that trounced expectations from analysts.



 

Wal-Mart Pares Costs By Selling Local Produce

NPR Programs: Morning Edition  Mon, 08/25/2008 - 11:41pm

The retail giant defines produce grown in the same state as "locally grown." But advocates of locally grown food say only produce with short traveling times deserve the label.

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Wal-Mart restricts rice purchases

BBC Finance  Wed, 04/23/2008 - 2:41pm

Retail giant Wal-Mart rations sales of rice at its Sam's Club stores, the latest sign of a global shortage.



 

2008 Fortune 500: Wal-Mart's No. 1

CNN Money  Mon, 04/21/2008 - 7:02am

The retail giant is on top for the second year in a row, while AT&T moves up and GM slips. See who ranks where on the definitive list of America's largest companies and why.



 

Amazon.com feels bad you bought an HD DVD player, so here's $50

CNET Tech blog  Wed, 04/09/2008 - 1:30pm

Still reeling from the recently concluded format war?

Lucky for some early adopters, the number of retailers lining up to ease your pain is growing: first Best Buy, then Wal-Mart, and now Amazon.

The online retail giant is currently offering a $50 credit for every HD DVD player purchased on ...



 

Best Buy $50 gift cards for HD DVD suckers

CNET Tech blog  Wed, 03/19/2008 - 6:59pm

Feel like a sucker for buying an HD DVD player?

Well, if you happen to have bought it at Best Buy, you're in line to get a $50 gift card from the retail giant as part of its pity program for HD DVD owners.

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Amazon debuts Kindle e-book reader

CNET Tech blog  Mon, 11/19/2007 - 9:04am

NEW YORK--"Why are books the last bastion of analog?" Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos asked an audience at New York's W Hotel in Union Square as he unveiled Amazon Kindle, the online-retail giant's new electronic book reader.



 

Macy's Seeks to Move Beyond Marshall Field's Spat

NPR Programs: Morning Edition  Mon, 11/19/2007 - 5:00am

Two years ago, Macy's bought the retail giant May Company and started putting the Macy's name on local outlets.

In Chicago, that meant the loss of the iconic Marshall Field's department store. Some shoppers are still peeved.



 

Macy's Seeks to Get Past Marshall Field's Spat

NPR Programs: Morning Edition  Mon, 11/19/2007 - 5:00am

Two years ago, Macy's bought the retail giant May Company and started putting the Macy's name on local outlets.

In Chicago, that meant the loss of the iconic Marshall Field's department store. Some shoppers are still peeved.