Walmart

Weather, Tax Woes Sink Wal-Mart Comps

Thu, 16 May 2013 16:00:00 +0000

BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Wal-Mart Stores said Thursday that smaller and slower-arriving tax returns and unseasonable weather contributed to sales that were below the retailer’s modest ambitions in the fiscal first quarter.

Wal-Mart Files Suit Against UFCW, Others

Mon, 13 May 2013 21:28:00 +0000

BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Wal-Mart Stores here has reportedly filed a lawsuit against the United Food and Commercial Workers Union and an affiliated group, charging disorderly conduct in Los Angeles-area protests late last year.

Wal-Mart Launches Image Campaign

Mon, 06 May 2013 10:43:00 +0000

BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Wal-Mart Stores on Sunday said it has launched a national television and digital advertising campaign to show how it provides low prices and creates job opportunities.

Wal-Mart Prefers Developing Own E-Commerce Technology

Wed, 01 May 2013 20:25:00 +0000

NEW YORK — Wal-Mart Stores would rather develop its own e-commerce technology than use existing systems so it can do a better job keeping up with changing customer needs, the company’s top e-commerce executive said in a presentation here.

Acosta and Out Front Partner for Marketing Platform

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 20:42:00 +0000

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Acosta Sales & Marketing here said its integrated marketing division has formed a partnership with Out Front Marketing to provide custom experiential marketing for products outside Wal-Mart stores.

Food Lion Ads Challenge Wal-Mart on Price

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 18:48:00 +0000

SALISBURY, N.C. — Food Lion here is turning the tables on Wal-Mart Stores in the Charlotte, N.C., market by running ads showing how much shoppers can save on a specific mix of groceries, according to one local report.

Roundy’s Under Attack in Milwaukee

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 10:00:00 +0000

Pick ’n Save has long been the dominant supermarket operator in the Milwaukee market, where its parent company Roundy’s Supermarkets is based, but things are changing rapidly as big-box operators are pitching an aggressive battle to steal share.

Omaha Braces for First Neighborhood Markets

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 10:00:00 +0000

With its acquisition of two local chains in the Omaha, Neb., market last year, Nash Finch has positioned itself as the No. 1 retailer in the market just ahead of a planned incursion by Wal-Mart’s Neighborhood Market banner.

Chains Fight for Share of Fragmented Philly Market

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 10:00:00 +0000

The story of changes in Philadelphia’s grocery landscape is largely being written by its losers.

Giant Eagle Defends Its Pittsburgh Turf

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 10:00:00 +0000

With 68 grocery stores in the seven-county Pittsburgh Metropolitan Statistical Area — plus a fleet of Get Go convenience stores and gas stations — Giant Eagle controls more than 33% of the total food market in the Steel City.