Wal-Mart to Pay $6.5 Million in Back Pay
The world’s largest retailer--Wal-Mart--may be facing a $2 billion pay out as a result of braking labor laws in Minnesota, specifically wage and hour violations. The state judge has ruled that…
-- Lawyers And Settlements
Wal-Mart Loses Appeal, Must Pay $900,000 to Worker
Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the biggest U.S. private employer, lost its appeal of a jury verdict in a discrimination case and was ordered to pay $900,000 in damages.
-- Bloomberg News
Judge rules Wal-Mart broke MN labor laws 2 million times
A Dakota County judge ruled Tuesday that Wal-Mart violated Minnesota’s labor laws two million times and ordered the retail giant to pay $6.5 million in compensatory damages.
-- KARE-11 (Minn.)
Wal-Mart Gets a Facelift
Wal-Mart’s latest logo redesign is surely not its last. And some branding design experts think the new logo is just that- a new logo and nothing more. “Will the logo help purge brand baggage?…
-- BusinessWeek
Wal-Mart ramps up local sourcing activities
Wal-Mart stepped up its marketing campaign around locally-produced food this week, announcing a “locally grown” section of its web site, along with related signage inside stores designed…
-- BusinessGreen
Wal-Mart violated worker rights more than 2 million times, Minnesota judge rules
Wal-Mart, the world’s largest retailer, violated the law more than 2 million times over a six-year period by denying workers time for breaks and forcing them to work “off the clock”…
-- Workday Minnesota
Wal-Mart looks local to save on shipping
The mega-retailer is set to become the nation’s largest buyer of locally grown produce with a promise to purchase $400 million worth of crops from local farmers. Sam Eaton reports.
-- NPR Marketplace
Wal-Mart: Your Neighborhood Grocer
Selling local produce may also ease customers’ fears about a recent nationwide salmonella outbreak linked to tomatoes. Anything planted within a state’s boundaries is considered locally grown, a…
-- Minyanville.com
Milk jug gets makeover
A simple change to the design of the gallon milk jug, adopted by Wal-Mart and Costco, seems to be causing quite a negative buzz among shoppers at Sam’s Club on New Circle Road. The jugs are cheaper…
-- Herald Leader (Ky.)
Why Starbucks is hitting the wall
Investors in Wal-Mart (WMT) saw growth stall as well. In 1996, four years after founder Sam Walton died, I wrote a story about Wal-Mart’s flat stock and the uncertain path to expansion. It took a…
-- Fortune Postcards Blog
Could Sears or Wal-Mart bid for Circuit City?
According to a Banc of America Securities LLC report cited in This Week in Consumer Electronics, Wal-Mart continued to build share in the first quarter of 2008, largely at the expense of Circuit City…
-- The Deal
Grocers mull square milk cartons
The future of milk could be headed for a shelf near you, as several grocery chains that serve Boulder County are considering changing the longtime and familiar plastic gallon jug.
-- Daily Camera (Co.)
Asda mobile: new lease of life
Asda Living stores are large, non-food outlets that sell mainly clothing, electronic equipment and home furnishings. There are currently around 15 UK stores, but Asda says hundreds will appear over…
-- Mobile Today (U.K.)
Chicken head found among Asda ribs and wings
A father preparing a birthday barbecue for his young daughter was horrified to discover a chicken’s head inside a bag of Asda frozen ribs and chicken wings.
-- Telegraph (U.K.)
Asda wins top prize
Retail giant Asda has won an environmental award for its commitment to reducing waste and tackling packaging reduction used for its own brand products.
-- Recycling and Waste Management News (U.K.)
