Walmart

Northeast Ohio grocery workers are voting on a new labor agreement that has been unanimously recommended by the union's bargaining committees.

Wal-Mart is continuing its efforts to involve customers and associates in this year's presidential election.

The supercenter chain lowered prices on more than 300 toys as part of its ongoing Price Drop program.

"Delivering the Promise of Shopper Marketing: Mastering Execution for Competitive Advantage" showed that shopper marketing ROI is driving rapid investment and expansion in the CPG Industry, while the 2008 Customer and Channel Management (CCM) Survey: Doing More with Less: Winning Sales Strategies to Navigate a Challenging Market found that top CPG companies are seeing sales growth despite a faltering economy.

Eduardo Castro-Wright will explain the impact of today's economy on Wal-Mart's business and recent performance, and take a look ahead as well.

The world's largest retailer agreed to pay $199,000 in penalties.

The world's largest retailer reported same-store sales in September rose 2.4 percent, slightly lower than analyst expectations of 2.5 percent.

The retailer plans to open 205 new stores in Mexico this year.