Wal-Mart
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- 22nd of 43 evaluated companies
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- March 26, 2007
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- Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
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- -1.7
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Wal-Mart pays itself rent, gets large tax breaks
migraineboy
about 1 year ago about Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart uses a loophole in many states to pay rent to a Wall-Mart real-estate trust and then writes off the rent as a business expense. According to the Wall Street Journal this practice saved Wall-Mart $230 million in taxes over one 4 year period. [read more]
- -0.2
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Low Prices = Social Responsibility?
ristev
about 1 year ago about Wal-Mart
Interesting article in Forbes that discusses a survey in which people were asked to nominate the most socially responsible companies…it seems despite all the crap that is piled on Walmart…people still think (by a big margin!) that they are the most socially responsible company out there. Maybe you can buy social responsibility (at least a reputation) with bargain basement prices. [read more]
- -4.5
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Woman suffers from chemical burns from sandals purchased at Walmart
shiftdesign
9 months ago about Wal-Mart
A Florida woman purchased some flip flops from Walmart, only to find that they chemically burned her feet. She’s tried to contact Walmart at their headquarters in Bentonville, Arkansas, to inform them of the sandals, but they did little to appease her and replied “contact the manufacturer in China.” [read more]
- 2.3
- Impact
Wal-Mart slashes generic drug prices
trmitchell4
about 1 year ago about Wal-Mart
Whatever its motives here, the move by WM to drastically reduce the prices on over 300 generics will have some big ripple effects. [read more]
- -2.4
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Walmart.com Hangs Up the Phone
signaltonoise
6 months ago about Wal-Mart
Walmart.com recently (and quietly) launched an initiative dubbed “customer contact reduction” where they intend to deprive online customers of any way to connect with a live customer service agent should they have any questions about their online sale. [read more]
- 2.6
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Power-Sipping Bulbs Get Backing From Wal-Mart
vincentchiu
about 1 year ago about Wal-Mart
Link to NYT article: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/02/bus… [read more]
- -0.7
- Impact
Wal-Mart to sell Religious Action Figures
blairgolson
9 months ago about Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart (WMT) is about to bring religion to the toy aisle. [read more]
- -2.6
- Impact
Does Wal-Mart Hurt Communities?
trmitchell4
about 1 year ago about Wal-Mart
This is not a new topic, but I think a very important one about Wal-Mart. There is a very real tension between the rights of free commerce and consumer choice, and the impacts of Wal-Mart on local businesses and labor markets. [read more]
- 2.2
- Impact
PSP program
shbradford
11 months ago about Wal-Mart
I have worked for Walmart for almost two years. I attended the PSP retreat and yes, I believe that if we (associates) get behind this project it will be a world changing event. [read more]
- 2.3
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Wal-Mart announces personal sustainability projects, aims to enhance employee well-being
ryan
about 1 year ago about Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart, the largest employer in the US, has launched a program called personal sustainability projects, which aim to provide employees with help on issues ranging from personal health to the environment via workshops. [read more]