News tagged with wal mart stores

ISU economists study Iowa communities 15 years before and after Wal-Mart

(Phys.org) -- Small towns in Iowa (between 3,000 and 20,000 population) that have hosted Wal-Mart stores showed moderate increases in total retail sales in the 15 years following the stores' opening according ...

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created May 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Deja vu: Wal-Mart, Amazon, Target in DVD price war

(AP) -- Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is upping the ante heading into the holiday season, trimming the online preorder prices of some upcoming DVDs following last month's price cut on books.

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created Nov 06, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Like Apple, Amazon, Wal-Mart change music prices

(AP) -- Apple's iTunes Store isn't the only one that has adjusted prices for its digital song downloads recently: Changes are showing up at Amazon's and Wal-Mart's online music stores, too.

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created Apr 08, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Comcast, Sony to open joint retail store

(AP) -- Despite the poor economy, Comcast Corp. and Sony Corp. plan to open a retail store Tuesday. The cable TV operator and the electronics company will use the store to showcase new technologies and products, taking a ...

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created Mar 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0