By this time we should all be aware of the controversies surrounding credit companies - in addition to increasingly complex and confusing options for credit applicants, credit card issuers have...

Today is the big day. This morning, the Walton Family welcomed shareholders and associates from around the world to the company’s annual shareholders meeting on the campus of the University of...

What happens when Walmart comes to town? Other retailers “self destruct,” which is no surprise, but there’s a whole new study out proving it. According to a new study from Dartmouth’s Tuck School of Business, when Walmart enters a market,other mass...

Two Christmases ago, Walmart was inundated with complaints and bad press about carrying products that were dangerous. Chief among those concerns were products that contained dangerous levels of lead. You see Walmart’s business model is based on selling...

There’s an interesting story involving Walmart that is getting some national attention today. Rick Sanchez, who has a show on CNN every week day at 3, is covering a story about a young African American woman, Heather Ellis, who switched check out lines...

With Thanksgiving looming, and Black Friday (the busiest shopping day of the year) coming on its heels, it’s worth remembering the terrible tragedy that happened on Black Friday last year. In its eagerness to get to the “door buster” deals, a crowd...

This story from the LA Times is not directly about Walmart, but it’s worth a read anyway. It details the problem associated with workers who don’t have paid sick leave and may be disciplined for taking time off of work when they get sick. The Senate is...