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Wal-Mart Bsplosion

Austinist  Fri, 12/02/2011 - 11:45am

Wal-Mart Bsplosion Wal-Mart is planning four new stores near Austin, one each in Cedar Park, Manor, Kyle and Elgin.

The Manor and Elgin stores are expected to open in 2013.



 

Wal-Mart Offers Streaming Video Online

NPR Programs: Morning Edition  Tue, 07/26/2011 - 6:33am

A year and a half ago, Wal-Mart bought the video streaming service VUDU. Now it has moved the service onto the main Walmart.com website to attract more eyeballs.

Online shoppers can order DVDs by mail or for store pickup, or they can stream them directly from the website.

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Supreme Court limits Wal-Mart sex bias case (AP)

Ytop stories  Mon, 06/20/2011 - 8:55am

A new Wal-Mart store shows off the company's new logo in Loveland, Colorado July 21, 2009.<br /><br />REUTERS/Rick WilkingAP - The Supreme Court on Monday blocked a massive sex discrimination lawsuit against Wal-Mart on behalf of women who work there.




 

Wal-Mart's Profits Up, Portugal Gets Bailout

NPR Programs: Morning Edition  Tue, 05/17/2011 - 5:54am

The country's biggest retailer said its profits in the most recent quarter rose about 3 percent over this time last year to $3.5 billion.

Also Tuesday, European officials approved a bailout package for Portugal worth about $100 billion.

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Can A Business Be Too Big For A Class Action Suit?

NPR Programs: Morning Edition  Mon, 03/28/2011 - 10:01pm

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case that will determine whether Wal-Mart is too big to be sued.

The retailer is fighting a class action discrimination lawsuit brought against it by 1.5 million current and former female employees.

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Wal-Mart's 3rd Quarter Profits Rise

NPR Programs: Morning Edition  Tue, 11/16/2010 - 6:59am

The world's largest retailer announced Tuesday it made nearly $3.5 billion in profit last quarter. That's up slightly from the same period last year.

Sales at Wal-Mart's U.S. stores, however, were slightly lower -- as they have been for the 18 months or so because of the poor economy.

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State of the Re:Union - NPR Story on Wal-Mart Fight

The Allandale Reporter  Thu, 09/23/2010 - 6:27am

Tom Linehan I picked up a post to the Crestview listserve about a story NPR recently did on Austin that is now live on the NPR web site.

The story is about the neighborhoods' fight against the colossal Wal-Mart that...



 

Trees Going in at Wal-Mart

The Allandale Reporter  Fri, 06/18/2010 - 5:46am

What you have here are pictures of a tree being lowered into its hole, the front of Wal-Mart with 3 trees to the left that are in their holes but not planted and the one to the right which is...



 

Dear Austin: Change For The Better

Austin Metablog  Sun, 04/18/2010 - 12:30pm

Occasionally, Arkansas has good ideas. Wal-Mart, the Razorbacks, and an effort to aid the homeless who truly need help. (via Dishevelled Stars)