walmart

Walmart Inc. is an American multinational retail corporation that operates a chain of hypermarkets, discount department stores, and grocery stores, headquartered in Bentonville, Arkansas. The company was founded by Sam Walton in 1962 and incorporated on October 31, 1969.

(source: corporate.walmart.com)

Rakuten To Pay Almost $1 Billion For Ebates
Rakuten To Pay Almost $1 Billion For Ebates
September 08, 2014  |  News

Coupon/rebate site Ebates is being pursued by Japanese E-Commerce giant Rakuten, which is prepared to pay $950 million to take the site over, according to...

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Merchant Vs. Bank Incubators: Who’s Got the Edge?
Merchant Vs. Bank Incubators: Who’s Got the Edge?
September 08, 2014  |  Hmmm

Technology is enabling more and more startups to take ideas and bring them to market. For many, however, funding is a major issue in trying...

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Apple To Get Rebates From Issuers on Fees
Apple To Get Rebates From Issuers on Fees
September 05, 2014  |  Controversial

Apple has reportedly negotiated deals with several leading issuers to extend card present rates to Apple for all transactions involving their cards with Apple’s new...

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Best Buy CEO Wants To Use Stores As Fulfillment Centers
Best Buy CEO Wants To Use Stores As Fulfillment Centers
September 02, 2014  |  News

Large retailers with many stores typically have merchandise and order-fulfillment dilemmas. While they typically have fulfillment centers to accommodate online purchases, often they have the...

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Walmart’s China Strategy: Slow Growth, Fast Delivery
Walmart’s China Strategy: Slow Growth, Fast Delivery
August 29, 2014  |  News

Global sales are a huge priority for Walmart, but of its largest non-U.S. markets, the world’s largest retailer struggles with China the most. For its...

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How Is Retail Doing This Quarter?
How Is Retail Doing This Quarter?
August 16, 2014  |  Loyalty & Rewards

Earlier this week, the National Retail Federation reported that July retail sales, excluding automobiles, gas stations and restaurants, were flat, growing just 0.1 percent from...

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Walmart’s Sales Take A Hit…Again
Walmart’s Sales Take A Hit…Again
May 16, 2014  |  Alternative Finances

It is not a good day to be Walmart’s new CEO Doug McMillon. Traffic to Walmart locations nationwide has been on the decline all year and...

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Walmart Banks on Cash
Walmart Banks on Cash
April 21, 2014  |  Commentary

Walmart got the entire financial services industry buzzing last week with its Walmart-2-Walmart domestic P2P play. But what everyone forgot to focus on is the...

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