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The federal Environmental Protection Agency announced on June 7th that a “settlement” had been reached with Wal-Mart over water pollution problems due to stormwater runoff

A gathering at the Magazine Publishers of America Retail Conference in Washington, D.C. recently was the stage Wal-Mart used to unveil its other personality. A

While lawmakers in two states consider legislation that would require more protections from falling merchandise on sky shelves in box box stores, here’s another story

According to the just-released list of top 100 retailers compiuled by the National Retail Federation and Triversity, Inc. Wal-Mart, with 1999 sales of $165 billion,

The lines between public and private enterprise keep getting fuzzier and fuzzier. Consider the announcement by the U.S. Mint that it would spend $40 million

In a May 8, 1998 newsflash (see below) we told the story of Ben Guiliani, who runs a maintenance and cleaning business in Augusta, Maine.

Congress should shut the bank doors to Wal-Mart, and keep the retail giant out of the thrift industry. That’s the viewpoint at the United Food

We told you on October 26, 1998 (see newsflash entry below) that Wal-Mart was facing $156,000 in fines from the U.S. Dept of Agriculture for

According to the Federal Elections Commission, The Political Action Committee (PAC) formed by Wal-Mart stores donated $135,750 in the 1997-98 politican season, with more than

Bloomberg News reports that Wal-Mart has agreed to settle charges leveled by the Federal Trade Commission that Wal-Mart did not properly disclose in what country

Some people might think that going to a drugstore is supposed to help you feel better — but that certainly was not the experience CVS