Wal-Mart to add crowd-control measures for Black Friday rush; to keep stores open all night

Wal-Mart to keep stores open to ease Black Friday

Black Friday Advertises 2009 Best Buy Lucrative Deals: All Set To Attract Consumers

San Francisco- Enthusiastic shoppers all across United States are gearing up for an extensive shopping spree, as Black Friday 2009 is knocking at the doors. This year, Black Friday would be observed on the 27th of this month.

Earnings Preview: Wal-Mart remains bright spot in retailing, expects strong 3rd qtr

Earnings Preview: Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

NEW YORK — Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world’s largest retailer, reports its third-quarter earnings on Thursday before the market opens. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period.

Wal-Mart trims online preorder prices of anticipated DVDs; rivals make similar cuts

Deja vu: Wal-Mart, Amazon, Target in DVD price war

Recalls: wooden playsets, travel mugs, microwave ovens and easels

Recalls: wooden playsets, travel mugs

The following recalls have been announced:

In exchange for jail time, Pa. woman, daughter hold signs admitting they stole from 9-year-old

Pa. woman, daughter hold signs admitting theft

Snow lets up in West, Plains; heavy rain, strong winds lash South, causing flood worries

Snow lets up in West, Plains; South gets drenched

Sears offers new twist to book price wars; gives coupons even to those who buy at other sites

NEW YORK — Sears Holdings is becoming the latest retailer to throw itself in the heated price war on books expected to be top sellers. But the merchant’s promotion has a twist.

Mom whose newborn was kidnapped by knife-wielding woman has all 4 kids put into state custody

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A mother whose newborn was kidnapped by a knife-wielding woman posing as an immigration agent was briefly reunited with her baby Saturday, then saw him and her three other children taken from her and put into state custody.

Police: Kidnapped newborn found safe in Alabama; woman suspect arrested and being questioned

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A mother whose newborn was kidnapped by a knife-wielding woman posing as an immigration agent was briefly reunited with her baby Saturday, then saw him and her three other children taken from her and put into state custody.

Concern grows as authorities search for Tenn. infant abducted from home after mother attacked

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Just a week after Yair Anthony Carillo was born, police in Tennessee were looking for the snatched infant and his abductor with growing concern.

AP source: Census worker found hanged near Kentucky cemetery had word ‘fed’ scrawled on chest

MANCHESTER, Ky. — A U.S. Census worker found hanged from a tree near a Kentucky cemetery had the word “fed” scrawled on his chest, a law enforcement official said Wednesday, and the FBI is investigating whether he was a victim of anti-government sentiment.

Virginia county challenged in court for approving Walmart near Civil War battlefield

RICHMOND, Va. — Preservationists and residents filed a legal challenge Wednesday to block construction of a Walmart Supercenter near a famed battlefield where the Civil War began to turn in favor of the North.

Police: Ex-Blagojevich fundraiser apparently killed himself, had attempted suicide days before

COUNTRY CLUB HILLS, Ill. — The former chief fundraiser for ousted Gov. Rod Blagojevich tried to commit suicide last week after pleading guilty to federal fraud charges, four days before he died of a suspected overdose, authorities said Tuesday.

Police: Ex-Blagojevich fundraiser committed suicide, tried to hurt himself days earlier

COUNTRY CLUB HILLS, Ill. — The former chief fundraiser for ousted Gov. Rod Blagojevich tried to commit suicide last week after pleading guilty to federal fraud charges, four days before he died of a suspected overdose, authorities said Tuesday.

People Of Wal-Mart

Out of the blue a site called People of Walmart was created this August and it has already received huge number of hits from all across the world. Thousands have been flocking to the site just for a gag because the site is all about the people who visit Walmart who are either funnily dressed or are caught doing some funny business inside the stores.
The site encourages the customers at Walmart to send some funny pictures of the people shopping at the stores for the entertainment of millions of others. This resulted in such a huge traffic to the site that the site ultimately crashed.
The Los Angeles Public Relation News reports that though such a site could affect the corporate image of Walmart, the largest retail store in the world, and that they should take some measures to prevent its customers from being mocked at publicly.This would not only prevent any future controversies regarding the store but also enhance their corporate image.
The creators of the site, Andrew, his brother Adam and their friend Luke had posted a sort of manifesto regarding the site. It says, “People of Walmart was founded in August of 2009 by three friends and roommates after an international trip to Walmart. Let’s face it; we all have seen the people who obviously don’t have mirrors and/or family and friends to lock them in a basement, and they all seem to congregate at Walmart. It’s not everywhere that you can shop for milk at 10 a.m. next to a 400lb mother of 6 wearing a pink tube top, leopard tights, and hooker heels.”

Now buy a book with your grocery from nearest superstore

NEW DELHI - Imagine picking up a cookbook along with your vegetables for the day from your nearest department store. Over the next two years, India will see publishers thronging retail stores to sell their books, said a senior official of Parragon Publishing India that has pioneered this form of marketing.