WALMART

Wal-Mart is taking cues from shoppers who have asked for more time to buy for the holiday season, albeit on tight budgets, as it tries to reinvigorate sales of toys and other goods.

Shoppers hunting for back-to-school deals gave a nice boost to U.S. discount chains in September, though the rocky stock market and economic malaise may have curbed some people's desire to spend more.

India is moving quickly on a plan to open its $450 billion retail sector to global players such as Wal-Mart, the country's industry secretary said on Wednesday, in a sign the government may be pressing ahead with a key reform.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc is losing two top e-commerce executives at a time the world's largest retailer is trying to step up online competition with the likes of Amazon.com Inc .

Africa is starting to appear on the radar screens of western retailers as they look for the next growth opportunity in emerging markets while having to cope with subdued consumer spending at home.

More U.S. retailers looking for fresh markets are turning to Canada, lured by their northern neighbor's resilient economy, strong currency and the familiarity with their brands.

Forbes' latest list of billionaires, which was published on Wednesday, has a few surprises on it. The world has now 1,210 billionaires, with a total net worth of $4.5 trillion. The number of billionaires has doubled in China while Moscow surpasses all other cities in the number of billionaires.

The richest people in America revealed

Here's a look at which organizations/institutions employ the most people in the world. The list may surprise you.

Wal-Mart announced it plans on sourcing $20 billion in products from female-owned businesses in the U.S. over the next five years, while also enacting a number of programs aimed at helping women across the globe.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc will double the money it spends with women-owned businesses, train women around the world and push major suppliers to use more women and minorities on work they do for the retailer, its latest steps to promote a brighter corporate image.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc will double the money it spends with women-owned businesses, train women around the world and push major suppliers to use more women and minorities on work they do for the retailer as it keeps trying to shed a poor corporate image.

Most than a quarter of Americans expect to spend less during the holidays this year, a survey showed on Monday in an early sign that retailers will have to try harder to win shoppers in the biggest selling season of the year.

A whopping 82 percent of those surveyed by America's Research Group said they planned to spend less or the same as last year -- an early sign that retailers will have to try harder to win shoppers in the biggest selling season of the year.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc has appointed Lev Khasis, the former head of Russia's biggest food retailer X5 , as a senior vice-president, a company spokeswoman said on Thursday.

Eager to keep its sales momentum growing, Wal-Mart Stores Inc is kicking off the holiday season early, cutting some toy prices in September, offering layaway in October and selling more Christmas decorations.

Take it from Wal-Mart: Losing can be winning, as the company stands to get some major benefits from a class action lawsuit filed by angry consumers regarding its agreement with Netflix.

Dish Network will launch a Blockbuster streaming-movie service, meant to compete with Netflix, in October, according to Bloomberg.

Why overpay for a $500 iPad or wait until the HP TouchPad sale part two begins, and most likely instantly ends before your browser even loads? Here are 12 other cheap tablets to consider.

Rite Aid Corp , a perennial laggard U.S. drugstore chain, is enjoying something of a comeback, enticing some big-name hedge funds to buy shares on the bet that a turnaround will send them rising.

Carrefour , Europe's No.1 retailer, warned 2011 profits would slump 15 percent as it cuts prices in a bid to reverse falling market share and tackle an increasingly tough economic environment.