Wal-Mart, American Express Team on Prepaid Card
Wal-Mart and American Express said Monday that Bluebird, which began during a pilot program late last year, will have no minimum balance and no monthly, annual or overdraft fees.
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Holiday Retail Sales Prediction: 4.1 Percent Higher Than 2012
Americans are expected to spend more during what's traditionally the busiest shopping season of the year, but they're not exactly ready to shop 'til they drop like they have been in the past two years.
Pop Quiz: Who's Funding Obama and Romney?
Major corporations are pouring a lot of money into political campaigns this year: The stores you shop in, the shoes you wear, and even the movies you watch may be helping to elect your next president. But which brands, and for which candidate? Take our quiz and find out!
Big Retailers Ramp Up Seasonal Hiring, But Will It Pay Off?
Toys R Us is the latest retailer planning to ramp up seasonal hiring this holiday. But just-released sales forecasts on the busiest shopping season of the year raise the question: Will all those added store associates be kept busy?
Walmart to Hire More Than 50,000 for U.S. Holiday Rush
Wal-Mart plans to hire more than 50,000 seasonal employees to work at its Walmart stores in the United States, slightly more than it did last year, as it gets ready for the winter holiday season, its busiest time of year
Hot Toys For the Holidays: Toys R Us, Walmart Make Predictions
Toys R Us and Walmart have unveiled their hot holiday toy lists, sending the message that the Christmas shopping season has officially begun. Here are a dozen that the nation's top two toy sellers expect will fly off their shelves this holiday season.
J.C. Penney New Shops Shine, Rest of Store Sales Tough
J.C. Penney's new shops within stores are doing much better than other parts of its department stores, but it is "way too early to draw conclusions" as the retailer is still rolling out the strategy, Chief Executive Ron Johnson said.
Walmart-Backed MCX Aims to Dominate Mobile Payments
Will a new mobile payment system backed by the nation's biggest stores render Google Wallet obsolete? The newly formed Merchant Customer Exchange network hopes so.
Wal-Mart Ending Membership in Conservative Group
Wal-Mart, the world's No. 1 retailer and the biggest seller of firearms in the United States, is dropping out of a U.S. conservative advocacy group that has been a lightning rod over voting and gun laws.
Businesses Behaving Badly: You May Be To Blame
When businesses do things that harm workers, the environment, or the health and safety of their consumers, we are justifiably outraged. But do the companies deserve all the blame? Not necessarily.
The 2011 Fortune 500: The Big Boys Rack Up Record-Setting Profits
Given the sluggish recovery and a strapped consumer, you'd expect to see corporate America trudging along, not racing for glory. In fact, the Fortune 500 are thriving as a group.
Walmart Taps Google Executive Marissa Mayer for Its Board
Old economy powerhouse Walmart is looking to pick up a little new economy shine from Google with the addition to its board of one of the dot-com giant's most visible executives, Marissa Mayer.
Don't Call Them 'Extreme': Meet the Coupon Enthusiasts
Extreme couponers are still essentially a fringe group, but the Great Recession has given rise to a savvy new breed of mainstream shoppers who've finely honed the art of couponing. Here are a few of their stories.
Food Deserts: Where Have All the Inner-City Grocery Stores Gone?
Chicago entrepreneur Karriem Beyah grew up working in the grocery business, but when he courted some industry heavyweights to bring stores to the South Side, their response was disdainful: "Who wants to go over there?"
Wal-Mart Gets Go-Ahead in South Africa
Wal-Mart, the world's biggest retailer, can go ahead with its 17 billion rand ($2.2 billion) purchase of a controlling share of a South African chain, a South African regulatory appeals body said Friday. The Competition Appeal Court upheld a ruling last year by the Competition Tribunal, the government agency charged with promoting competition and protecting consumers.