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California's untimely mid-January deep freeze will pummel citrus supplies and prices, but it looks like a backhanded blessing for some other commodities.

California's untimely mid-January deep freeze will pummel citrus supplies and prices, but it looks like a backhanded blessing for some other commodities.

Not all family-run grocers are struggling with succession issues -- here are a few where retail still runs deep in the bloodline.

BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- In a bid to shore up business both at home and abroad, Wal-Mart Stores U.S. president and c.e.o. Eduardo Castro-Wright could move to an unspecified international position and be succeeded by Sam's Club chief executive Doug McMillon, according to published reports.

BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. said yesterday it will pay $34 million to certain current and former employees as part of a settlement agreement with the U.S. Department of Labor over the way in which the company calculates overtime pay. The agreement has been filed in federal district court and is subject to the court's approval.

BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. said yesterday it is reorganizing its U. S. marketing and merchandising areas to align its merchants with key product areas. The move is in preparation for its next phase of a three-year plan to increase sales and profitability.

NEW YORK -- Sales of organic, hormone-free, eco-friendly, locally grown, cruelty-free, and other ethical products will maintain double-digit growth over the next five years, surpassing $57 billion in 2011, according to a new study by market research firm Packaged Facts.

NEW YORK -- Sales of organic, hormone-free, eco-friendly, locally grown, cruelty-free, and other ethical products will maintain double-digit growth over the next five years, surpassing $57 billion in 2011, according to a new study by market research firm Packaged Facts.