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Apparel is a linchpin of Wal-Mart's merchandising strategy to customize stores in communities, a top company…
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Helen R. Walton, Helped to Mold Wal-Mart, 87
Helen R. Walton helped shape the business strategy and the early culture of Wal-Mart Stores Inc., founded by…
Helen Walton, Widow of Sam Walton, Dies at 87
Helen R. Walton, the widow of Wal-Mart founder Sam Walton, died of natural causes Thursday night.
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Target Stores plans to expand into fast-growing overseas markets such as India and China within a decade, but…
Wal-Mart U.S. Bolsters Executive Team
Wal-Mart U.S. president and chief executive officer Eduardo Castro-Wright has shuffled the top leadership of…
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Heavy customer use has taken a toll on the four-year-old Wal-Mart in Crenshaw, Calif., a suburb in Los…