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Giant Food Stores Launches 'Guaranteed Value' Line, 'Neighborhood Drugstore' Concept
CARLISLE, Pa. -- With one-stop shopping quickly becoming a growing trend, Giant Food Stores here and its Williamsville, N.Y.-based Tops Markets sister division are embarking on two new ways to add even greater value for customers: a new "Guaranteed Value" grocery and household product line and a new "Your Neighborhood Drugstore," concept for its heath and beauty care and sundries categories.
Majority of New Yorkers Want Wal-Mart: Poll
HAMDEN, Conn. -- Slightly more than half of New York City residents would like a Wal-Mart in their neighborhood, according to a new poll of 1,072 registered voters conducted by Quinnipiac University here. The survey found that 51 percent of New Yorkers in favor, 37 percent against, and 11 percent undecided.

Wal-Mart to Support Sustainable Fisheries

BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- Wal-Mart here said plans to purchase all of its wild-caught fresh and frozen fish for the North American market from Marine Stewardship Council (MSC)-certified fisheries within the next three to five years, as part of a commitment to offering sustainable products at affordable prices to its customers.
Wal-Mart Reports Comps Up for January

BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. yesterday reported a 4.7 percent gain in monthly same-store sales -- its best results so far for the fiscal year. The retailer said food sales have outpaced those of non-food products in its stores. Total sales were up 14 percent to $22.68 billion, which it attributed to a record 69 new stores and clubs opened during one month.
WakeUpWalMart.com Launches Web Site to Oppose Health Savings Accounts

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- WakeUpWalMart.com, the organized labor-led movement that considers itself "America's campaign to change Wal-Mart," launched a new online campaign calling on chain and President George Bush to stop supporting health savings accounts.
Wal-Mart Celebrates Black History Month

BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. said yesterday it will host a series of in-store events and activities in celebration of Black History Month 2006, which began yesterday. The company also stressed that it celebrates diversity every day of the year.
Wal-Mart Opens 100th Neighborhood Market

BENTONVILLE, Ark. --The 39,690-square-foot Wal-Mart Neighborhood Market that opened yesterday in Albuquerque, N.M. represented a milestone in at least two respects: The store is the 100th Neighborhood Market in the United States, and the first to open in New Mexico.
INDEPENDENTS REPORT: Hometown headliners

These small operators prove physical size is less important than how big a retailer's connection to the community is.
Homeland Stores Pilots New Own-branded Debit Card

EDMOND, Okla. -- HAC Inc. here, operator of 67 supermarkets throughout Oklahoma and Kansas, including 49 Homeland Stores, launched its own branded debit card, the One Card Plus, in five of its locations.
Wal-Mart Supercenters Closing In on L.A. City Limits

BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- Wal-Mart is at the gate of Los Angeles, with its newest Wal-Mart supercenter just opened Friday in Santa Clarita, Calif., bringing the banner closer than ever the Los Angeles city limits.

Giant Food Stores Launches 'Guaranteed Value' Line, 'Neighborhood Drugstore' Concept

Majority of New Yorkers Want Wal-Mart: Poll

Wal-Mart to Support Sustainable Fisheries

Wal-Mart Reports Comps Up for January

WakeUpWalMart.com Launches Web Site to Oppose Health Savings Accounts

Wal-Mart Celebrates Black History Month

Wal-Mart Opens 100th Neighborhood Market

INDEPENDENTS REPORT: Hometown headliners

Homeland Stores Pilots New Own-branded Debit Card

Wal-Mart Supercenters Closing In on L.A. City Limits