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Wal-Mart Requiring Suppliers to Meet Global Food Safety Initiative Standards
BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. here said yesterday it has become the first nationwide U.S. grocery chain to require suppliers of its private label and other food products such as produce, meat, fish, poultry, and ready-to-eat foods to have their factories certified against one of the internationally recognized Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) standards. -
Wal-Mart Launches Online Shopping Tools to Help Valentine's Day Shoppers
BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- For the 54 percent of women and 71 percent of men who say finding the appropriate gift and matching gifts to their sweetheart's personality are the most stressful parts of Valentine's shopping, Wal-Mart yesterday launched Helpachickpick.com and relaunched HelpaGuyBuy.com.