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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.

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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If you've been watching TV lately, you may have come across Wal-Mart's new back-to-school ad. It features a well-scrubbed teenager wearing the California surf brand Op, as her Everymom exults that the giant retailer satisfied her daughter's fashion cravings without breaking the family bank.

On the surface the spot doesn't look radically different from the company's advertising in years past. But its creation, part of Wal-Mart's "Save money.

Live better" campaign, is a result of dramatic changes taking place behind the scenes.

Retail behemoth Wal-Mart Stores reported a surge in quarterly profit Thursday, topping Wall Street's expectations.

Wal-Mart announced plans to invest more than a billion dollars to open up to 90 new stores in Brazil. That country has become Latin America's fastest growing market, in part because of rising incomes and cheaper consumer credit.

Wal-Mart has been in Brazil for more than a decade, and already has 318 stores there.

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Stocks slid Thursday morning as oil prices rebounded and Wal-Mart's weaker-than-expected July sales report exacerbated worries about a consumer spending slowdown.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. on Thursday reported a 3% increase in July sales at U.S. stores open at least one year, less than analysts expected, and indicated that gains from the government's stimulus program may have run their course.

Tom Linehan Representatives of the Allandale Neighborhood Association and RG4N met with Lincoln Properties' attorney Bruce Scrafford Wednesday night to get an overview of the changes planned for the Wal-Mart at Northcross.

The most important change is the store will...

Small farmers in Honduras are increasingly selling their crops to Paiz, a chain owned by Wal-Mart. It's helping to fuel the economy.

But farmers face a challenge creating facilities that meet Wal-Mart's safety standards.

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Wal-Mart has struck agreements with unions in China that represent nearly 50,000 people who work for the U.S. retailer there.

The deal with unions in various Chinese cities includes a pay raise of 8 percent over the next two years, to keep up with inflation.

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