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Walmart to Add ‘Great for You’ Label to Healthy Foods

NYT > Business  Tue, 02/07/2012 - 18:08

As part of a plan to improve the nutritional quality of the food it sells, Walmart said that it will begin placing a label with the words Great for You on its Great Value and Marketside food items.


 

Walmart lets gadget companies compete for a spot on its shelves

Digg - Business & Finance  Wed, 01/18/2012 - 19:31

Walmart is giving sales teams a rest with its newest campaign called Get on the Shelf. Walmart Labs, the retail giant’s innovation arm aimed at developing new products for commerce, is hosting the campaign.


 

Walmart Still a Gay-Hating Greenwasher

Digg - Business & Finance  Mon, 12/05/2011 - 11:06

A new series of articles in Grist drags Walmart over the coals for not being as sustainable as it could be.


 

Town keeps Walmart Out, Opens Own Store

Digg - Business & Finance  Mon, 11/28/2011 - 11:05

When the residents of Saranac Lake, NY were faced with having a Super Wal-Mart put in, some 600 residents came together to open their own department store.


 

9 Best Black Friday Deals at Walmart

Digg - Business & Finance  Wed, 11/23/2011 - 12:50

Here are nine of the best discounts on gadgets at Walmart this Black Friday.


 

CEO of Walmart Makes in 1 Hour What the Average Employee Makes I...

Digg - Business & Finance  Tue, 06/21/2011 - 07:49

A new report shows exactly who the top 0.1 percent of Americans with all the wealth are. The question is, what can we do about it?


 

Who's Winning: Walmart or Amazon? [INFOGRAPHIC]

Digg - Business & Finance  Mon, 06/20/2011 - 21:43

Walmart might make more money, but Amazon is ahead of the big box store in several areas -- and in revenue, it's gaining ground fast.


 

Nickelodeon Introduces 'Victorious' Product Line to Walmart

Broadcasting & Cable - Business and Deals News  Tue, 06/14/2011 - 10:17

Store to hold special back-to-school concert event on SmartNetwork...


 

Walmart Pushes Green, As Long As It's Cheaper

Digg - Business & Finance  Tue, 04/26/2011 - 09:46

The company's environmental gains have come from doing what Walmart has always done very well -- driving efficiency in its stores and suppliers.

When sustainable initiatives cost more money, as they sometimes do, progress has been halting.


 

If Walmart Paid its 1.4 Million U.S. Workers a Living Wage...

Digg - Business & Finance  Fri, 04/22/2011 - 09:49

A study released this week found that if the nation's largest low-wage employer, Walmart, were to pay its 1.4 million U.S. workers a living wage of at least $12 per hour and pass every single penny of the costs onto consumers, the average Walmart customer would pay just 46 cents more per shopping trip, or around $12 extra dollars each year.