Monday, August 4th, 2008
Sam Walton - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The first stores
In 1945, after leaving the military, Walton decided he wanted to own a department store but would settle for a variety store. With some help from his father-in-law with a loan of $20,000, plus $5000 he had saved from his time in ...
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Saturday, August 2nd, 2008
TheStar.com | Business | Wal-Mart denies vote coercion
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.–Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's largest retailer, denied yesterday that it had pressured employees to vote against Democrats in November because of worries that a bill the party supports would make it easier for workers to unionize.
The measure, called the Employee ...
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