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COPPELL, Texas -- Minyard Food Stores, Inc. and Tampa, Fla.-based API (Architects Plus International) have been recognized for the chain's beautifully designed, Latino-themed Carnival flagship supermarket in Dallas, as the store won first place in the 2007 ISP (Institute of Store Planners)/VM+SD Magazine International Design Competition.

COPPELL, Texas -- Minyard Food Stores, Inc. and Tampa, Fla.-based API (Architects Plus International) have been recognized for the chain's beautifully designed, Latino-themed Carnival flagship supermarket in Dallas, as the store won first place in the 2007 ISP (Institute of Store Planners)/VM+SD Magazine International Design Competition.

ATLANTA -- Coca-Cola Co. here said it has reached an agreement under which several of its smaller bottlers have agreed to drop a suit against the company and two of its largest bottlers over their plan to distribute Powerade to Wal-Mart stores directly through the retailer's warehouses.

ATLANTA -- Coca-Cola Co. here said it has reached an agreement under which several of its smaller bottlers have agreed to drop a suit against the company and two of its largest bottlers over their plan to distribute Powerade to Wal-Mart stores directly through the retailer's warehouses.

ATLANTA -- Coca-Cola Co. here said it has reached an agreement under which several of its smaller bottlers have agreed to drop a suit against the company and two of its largest bottlers over their plan to distribute Powerade to Wal-Mart stores directly through the retailer's warehouses.

BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- Same-store sales at Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. were up 2.2 percent for the five-week period ended Feb. 2, the retailer said yesterday. Sales were strong in grocery, pharmacy, and entertainment, while cold-weather items and home electronics helped the company exceed Wall Street's expectations, said the chain's U.S. president and c.e.o. Eduardo Castro-Wright.

BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- As part of its activities to recognize the contributions of African Americans to society during Black History Month, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. is hosting a media series called "In the Company of Greatness," which is illustrated by the life and success of Christopher Gardner, the inspiration for Will Smith's character in "The Pursuit of Happyness."

BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. said yesterday it is going to quit issuing sales estimates for each retail period on the Saturday after the end of the period.