All WalMart articles – Page 20
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NewsTesco gets green light for Indian chain
Tesco has been given approval by Indian regulators to go ahead with plans to open a chain of supermarkets in the country.
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AnalysisProfile: Could David Cheesewright become the first Brit to run Walmart?
Brit David Cheesewright, a Walmart golden boy who has risen through the ranks of the retail giant, has been appointed as international chief executive.
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NewsFormer Asda executive David Cheesewright named Walmart international boss
Former Asda chief operating officer David Cheesewright has been appointed head of Walmart International.
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AnalysisPeople: Who went where in retail - November
It’s all change at Walmart - last month it was announced Doug McMillon will become chief executive, while Richard Mayfield will join from Asda as CFO.
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NewsInternational analysis: Walmart’s new boss will have his work cut out
One of the highest-profile jobs in retail will soon change hands, with Doug McMillon appointed to succeed Mike Duke at the helm of Walmart.
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AnalysisVideo: Asda crowds pile through its doors for Black Friday deals
Asda shoppers swarmed at its Brierley Hill store in the Midlands in the hunt for bargain deals on electricals shipped directly from its parent Walmart today.
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OpinionNick Bubb’s verdict: Poundland - will investors in the IPO be quids in?
Five years on from the demise of Woolworths, fund managers will soon have a new discount retailer to invest in.
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OpinionComment: Walmart's succession planning mirrors that of a successful football club
There are occasionally some parallels between retailing and football. Granted, the average IQ level is generally higher in retail, and the salaries generally lower.
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AnalysisIn the news: Walmart’s incoming boss Doug McMillon profiled
Doug McMillon was today revealed as the man to take on the world’s biggest retail job when he succeeds Walmart’s current president and chief executive Mike Duke.
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NewsWalmart appoints Doug McMillon as new chief executive
Doug McMillon has been appointed to succeed Mike Duke as president and chief executive of the world’s largest retailer, Walmart.
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AnalysisIn the news: Asda's retail director Mark Ibbotson profiled
The retail director cut his teeth at Sainsbury’s but found a home at Asda, where he has won one of parent Walmart’s highest honours and piloted 3D printing.
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NewsPinterest ties up with retailers to feature popular Pins onto website
Pinterest has opened up its API for the first time to let major companies including Walmart, Target and Disney integrate popular ‘Pins’ directly onto their websites.
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OpinionComment: Why China's Singles Day has become bigger than Cyber Monday
Sales on Singles Monday broke e-commerce records and pushed China back into the spotlight.
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NewsAsda to cut prices further with £1bn investment as it outlines five year strategy
Asda plans to plough £1.25bn into slashing prices and improving products to “redefine value” as it seeks to set itself apart from the competition.
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AnalysisInternational analysis: Focus on equity returns is costing Sears sales growth
Sears, the US department and variety store group, continues to break off parts of its business to generate equity returns and help reverse underperformance.
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NewsFormer Asda chief marketing officer Rick Bendel leaves Walmart
Former Asda chief marketing officer Rick Bendel has left Walmart after more than two decades working with the global retail giant.
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OpinionComment: Is Walmart taking a gamble in China?
Walmart has renewed efforts to expand in China, soon after reining in plans for India. Is this a risk given a mooted slowdown in Chinese demand?
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OpinionComment: What next for Indian foreign direct investment?
As Walmart and Bharti bring their six year wholesale partnership to an end, ending the likelihood of a retail tie-up, Tesco have also asked for clarity over the opaqueness in Indian retail foreign direct investment (FDI) rules.
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OpinionComment: Never discount the discounters
Value retailers are dominating the headlines with Poundland’s profits up 50% and Aldi’s more than doubled. But what constitutes a value retailer?
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OpinionComment: Global retail expansion needs a localised touch
Two leading figures in global grocery used this week’s World Retail Congress to declare that the “age of imperialism” in international retailing was over.