warehouse club

Wal-Mart cuts more than 10,000 Sam's Club staffers

Newsvine - business  Sun, 01/24/2010 - 12:25

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said Sunday it is cutting more than 10,000 jobs at Sam's Club, representing about 9 percent of the warehouse club operator's staff, as it outsources its product-sampling department to marketing company Shopper Events and eliminates another unit.


 

July Remained Sluggish for Retailers

NYT > Business  Thu, 08/06/2009 - 05:48

Mall-based chains continue to be hit hardest as consumers focus on necessities, but the warehouse club operator Costco’s results also missed analyst estimates.