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Wal-Mart Plans To Grow By Shrinking Store Size
triplepundit.com - 11/4/2009
Wal-Mart Plans To Grow By Shrinking Store Size
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A few weeks ago, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. presented its growth plans for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2010 at its annual conference for the investment community. The company plans to add about 38 million square feet globally compared to the 44 million square feet it added the prior year. ...
information-management.com - 27 days ago
U.S. Government, Wal-Mart and You
— information-management.com — Information Management Online, November 9, 2009 Robert Farris Wal-Mart and the U.S. government have announced plans to... start tracking the sustainability profile of their suppliers as well as their products and services. As two of the largest buyers ... (more) U.S. Government, Wal-Mart and You

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prnewswire.com - 11/3/2009
Walmart Updates Growth Plans
— prnewswire.com — Walmart U.S. Remodeling Success Leads to Accelerated Program International to Step Up Growth in Emerging Markets BENTONVILLE,... Ark., Oct. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT ) today presented its global plans for store and ... (more) Walmart Updates Growth Plans

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Walmart As Government: Screening Chemical Product Formulations To Protect Public Health
treehugger.com - 11/1/2009
Walmart As Government: Screening Chemical Product Formulations To Protect Public Health
— treehugger.com — Bold emphasis added by me. While the customer is unlikely to ever see the GreenWERCS analysis ,... over time it should result in better consumer products from which to select. Moving forward, Environmental Defense Fund [environmental NGO headquartered in ... (more) Walmart As Government: Screening Chemical Product ...

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Environmental Leader:  Wal-Mart Thinks Big With Smaller Stores

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Wal-Mart Thinks Big With Smaller Stores
Environmental Leader — November 4, 2009 Wal-Mart Thinks Big With Smaller Stores Future Wal-Mart locations will be about 8 percent smaller and cost 16 percent less to build, as the retail giant seeks to reduce waste throughout its operations. The store sizing effort is part of Wal-Mart’s Project Impact, which will see through a remodeling and repositioning of many locations, reports Triple Pundit . Wal-Mart ...

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