Wal-Mart
FDI in retail will help curb inflation: Wal-Mart
26 Oct 2010
South African union opposes Wal-Mart's $4.2 billion bid for Massmart
28 Sep 2010
Wal-Mart has one of the worst records on labour rights and continues to be hauled to courts by its employees, according to Cosatu, South Africa's largest union.
Wal-Mart launches $4.2 billion takeover bid for South Africa’s Massmart
27 Sep 2010
The world’s largest retailer Wal-Mart has made a $4.2-billion takeover offer for South Africa’s s biggest food and general goods wholesaler, Massmart
Bharti Wal-Mart to hire 1100 more by year-end
22 Jul 2010
Wal-Mart unveils plan to slash greenhouse gas emissions
26 Feb 2010
Wal-Mart, the world’s largest retailer said yesterday that it would eliminate 20 million metric tons of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from its global supply chain by the end of 2015, equivalent of taking more than 3.8 million cars off the road for a year
Wal-Mart completes solar project
19 Jan 2010
Wal-Mart keen on rapid roll out in India: Sharma
10 Nov 2009
Bharti Wal-Mart to open stores
13 Oct 2009
Wal-Mart sales shrink 1.4 per cent; but profit grows
14 Aug 2009
Given Wal-Mart's dominance in the retailing industry, with over 200 million consumers shopping at its stores every week, it is often seen as a barometer of the health of the US consumer and of economy
Wal-Mart to mark merchandise for environmental impact
16 Jul 2009
In addition to price tags, products at Wal-Mart will also have information relating to products’ carbon footprint, amount of water used and the air pollution caused in creating them
Finally, Bharti Wal-Mart opens Amritsar store
30 May 2009
Wal-Mart ready to launch Indian variant
26 May 2009
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