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Stein Mart, Inc. Reports May 2013 Comparable Store Sales Increase of 8.2%...

(Source: Stein Mart Inc) JACKSONVILLE, Fla., June 6, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Stein Mart, Inc. (Nasdaq:SMRT) today reported that total sales for the four-week period ended June 1, 2013 increased 3.6...

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Wal-Mart plans $15 billion more in stock buybacks

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. • Wal-Mart's biggest news at its annual meeting on Friday was that the world's largest retailer will repurchase up to $15 billion of its shares at a time when the behemoth faces...

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Wal-Mart Ahead of Plan to Double Online Goods Assortment

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT) is ahead of schedule on its plan to double the assortment of goods available on its website as the world’s largest retailer works to blunt competition from...

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Wal-Mart Meeting Spurs Protests Over Low Pay, Safety Issues

Retailing giant Wal-Mart Stores' annual shareholders' meeting this week showed signs of the company's recent turbulence, as protesters assembled at corporate headquarters to shout slogans and demands....

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Wal-Mart (WMT) Approves New $15B Buyback Plan

Tweet Send to a Friend Get Alerts WMT Hot Sheet Price: $76.38 +0.99% Overall Analyst Rating: NEUTRAL ( Down) Dividend Yield: 2.6% EPS Growth %: +4.6% Trade WMT Now! Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT)...

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Wal-Mart has no U.S. grocery delivery expansion plans for now

ROGERS, Ark., June 6 (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc has no immediate plans to expand its U.S. online grocery delivery beyond a test in California because it is not yet convinced there is sufficient...

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Wal-Mart investors see glitz, hear critiques

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — There were two Wal-Marts on display at the company’s shareholder meeting Friday: the one Wal-Mart presented, and the one some investors and activists were complaining about....

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Walmart CEO Calls Company a “Path Forward and a Ladder Up” for Associates...

(Source: Wal-Mart Stores Inc) Highlights Associate Commitment to Integrity, Service to Customers, Family and Community FAYETTEVILLE, Ark., June 7, 2013 - In remarks at the company's Annual...

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Wal-Mart’s shareholder meeting follows the script

AYETTEVILLE, Ark. — F There were two Wal-Marts on display at the company’s shareholder meeting Friday: the one Wal-Mart presented, and the one some investors and activists were complaining about....

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Wal-Mart’s Meeting Follows the Script

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — There were two Wal-Marts on display at the company’s shareholder meeting on Friday: the one Wal-Mart presented, and the one some investors and activists were complaining about....

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>Wal-Mart faces scrutiny as investors gather

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Wal-Mart executives are expected to make the case it is improving the way it does business overseas and outline new growth opportunities at the world's largest retailer's...

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Wal-Mart faces scrutiny as investor gather

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. Wal-Mart executives are expected to make the case it is improving the way it does business overseas and outline new growth opportunities at the world's largest retailer's annual...

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Wal-Mart faces scrutiny on labour as investors gather for annual meeting

Wal-Mart faces increasing scrutiny from investors over how it has handled allegations of bribery in its Mexican operations that surfaced a year ago. It also faces pressure to increase its oversight of...

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Walmart Board Approves New $15 Billion Share Repurchase Program (Wal-Mart...

(Source: Wal-Mart Stores Inc) BENTONVILLE, Ark., June 7, 2013 -- Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT) announced at its Annual Meeting of Shareholders that its Board of Directors approved a new program...

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Wal-Mart faces scrutiny as investors gather

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Wal-Mart executives are expected to make the case it is improving the way it does business overseas and outline new growth opportunities at the world's largest retailer's annual...

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Wal-Mart plans $15B more in stock buybacks

Wal-Mart plans $15 billion in stock buybacks; celebrity-laden annual meeting draws crowd By Anne d'Innocenzio and Mae Anderson, AP Retail Writers FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) -- Wal-Mart Stores Inc....

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Wal-Mart says U.S. shoppers resilient, small businesses strapped

ROGERS, Ark., June 6 (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc is optimistic that sales at its U.S. stores will recover from a recent slow patch and grow in the second half of the year, in part because shoppers...

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Does Costco save you money? Utah thrift experts offer their 2 cents

Think about your last visit to a Costco or Sam’s Club, their brightly-lit stockrooms with aisles wide enough for a small flatbed, near the variety of a Middle Eastern bazaar without the haggling, and...

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Wal-Mart turns to green dots to ensure stores stay stocked

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is seeking to address its stocking problem by linking it to executive pay while developing a green-dot program to let workers know which items to focus on. The retail giant, which...

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Wal-Mart Plasters Stores With Green Dots to Stay Stocked

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT) is turning up the pressure to keep its shelves adequately stocked by proposing to tie executive compensation to the issue -- and has asked an outside auditor to alert workers...

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