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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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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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triplepundit.com - 11/4/2009

Wal-Mart Plans To Grow By Shrinking Store Size

— triplepundit.com — 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 ... (more) Wal-Mart Plans To Grow By Shrinking Store Size

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Wal-Mart Plans To Grow By Shrinking Store Size
Triple Pundit: People, Planet, Profit — ... square footage by about 37 million square feet in fiscal year 2011. Future stores will be eight percent smaller, and cost 16 percent less to build. In the U.S., Wal-Mart will “continue to focus on further improving the returns of its supercenter format” through remodeling existing stores and accelerating the growth of new stores. This year, Wal-Mart expects to add 15 new Sam’s Club stores, and between five and ten new Sam’s Club stores in fiscal year 2011. Wal-Mart International plans “aggressive investment… in growth markets such as China and Brazil.” The world’s largest ...

Wal-Mart Thinks Big With Smaller Stores
Environmental Leader — ... . Wal-Mart calls its Project Impact a means of “accelerating growth of new store designs capable of generating greater returns from current assets.” Wal-Mart already has remodeled about 30 percent of U.S. stores and plans to have remodeled or built out 70 percent of its stores to the new standard by 2012. Wal-Mart is extending the new store philosophy to other operating units. Brian Cornell, president and CEO of Sam’s Club, said, “Sam’s also is increasing its investment in remodeling to improve operating productivity and efficiency, based on a new club layout.” Advertisers ...