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NEW YORK — New York City pension funds said Tuesday they intend to vote against five Wal-Mart directors standing for election at the company’s annual shareholder meeting next month, citing recent reports of bribery and a cover-up in Mexico....More

BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Wal-Mart Stores here on Tuesday said it has created a new position at the company to oversee compliance with U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act....More

SEATTLE — A new report from Puget Sound Sage, an economic policy advocacy organization here, concludes that each new Wal-Mart store opening in a Puget Sound neighborhood will result in a loss of $13 million of net economic output and $14 million in lost wages over 20 years....More

BENTONVILLE, Ark. — At its 2012 Sustainability Milestone Meeting here yesterday, executives at Wal-Mart Stores said the company has piloted is “sustainability scorecard” across nine or 10 categories over the past year and plans to roll it out this year to another 100 categories across its U.S. businesses....More

BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Even before it opens a Walmart Neighborhood Market in the Chinatown section of downtown Los Angeles early next year, Wal-Mart here said it plans to open a Neighborhood Market in the San Fernando Valley suburb of Panorama City....More

BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Wal-Mart Stores and the Walmart Foundation here said Monday they will work with four major CPG companies to combat hunger in America....More

LOS ANGELES — Opponents of the city's decision to allow Wal-Mart to open a Neighborhood Market in the Chinatown section of downtown Los Angeles filed an appeal Thursday with the Department of Building and Safety over the permits it approved last week....More

LOS ANGELES — The City Council here passed an ordinance Friday that will impose a moratorium on opening retail stores larger than 20,000 square feet in the Chinatown section of downtown Los Angeles....More

LOS ANGELES — The City Council here is scheduled to discuss an emergency moratorium Friday dealing with the entry of chain stores in the Chinatown section of downtown Los Angeles....More

BENTONVILLE, Ark. – Wal-Mart Stores since 2007 has used construction cameras from Atlanta-based OxBlue to ensure that its renewable-power and energy-efficiency projects stay on track, according to information provided by OxBlue....More

Could your natural product launch at Wal-Mart this year? SN Group Editor Bob Vosburgh and Bill Crawford, director of retail publishing for newhope360, discuss Wal-Mart's initiative and emerging retail trends, in this video recorded at Natural Products Expo West in Anaheim, Calif. They also analyze the Sprouts/Sunflower merger and how the economy is affecting natural food retailers....More