Sustainable: Getting Minnesota’s recycling rate to budge
Despite homeowners collecting their recyclable waste for curbside pickup, the metro area’s recycling rate has been stuck at 41 percent for a decade.
View ArticleWal-Mart names new CEO of U.S. discount division
Greg Foran, who was promoted to president and CEO of Wal-Mart Asia earlier this year, will succeed Bill Simon, who had been CEO of Wal-Mart’s U.S. stores for four years.
View ArticleTarget aims to repair damage from Canada rollout
Target is revamping product lineup, improving supplies and teaming up with celebrity designer Sarah Richardson as it tries to fix its Canadian operations after a money-losing expansion into the country,
View ArticleWal-Mart reports slow sales, cuts profit forecast
Chief Executive Officer Doug McMillon, who took the post in February, is trying to revive U.S. growth in the face of a slow economic recovery.
View ArticleWal-Mart sales perk up ahead of holiday
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. eked out a rare gain in an important sales measurement during the third quarter as it reported profits that beat Wall Street expectations Thursday.
View ArticleTarget announces ‘several thousand’ job cuts amid restructuring
Target aims to eliminate $2 billion in costs in the next two years, including about $500 million in the current year.
View ArticleWal-Mart to spend $290M on former Target Canada locations
The world’s largest retailer said it will spend about $290 million to buy and renovate 13 former Target Canada locations and a distribution center.
View ArticleDollar Tree completes Family Dollar purchase
Dollar Tree announced its intent to buy the Matthews, North Carolina, dollar store last July, but the combined entity was forced to carve off 330 stores to avoid dominating some regions.
View ArticleAmazon passes Wal-Mart as biggest retailer by market value
Amazon.com Inc. surpassed Wal-Mart Stores Inc. as the world’s biggest retailer by market value after a surprise second-quarter profit sent the e-commerce company’s stock into record territory. Amazon...
View ArticleMN Snapshot: Wal-Mart opens $75 million Mankato distribution center
The Wal-Mart Distribution Center on Sohler Drive, provides frozen and cold storage for perishable items it supplies to 82 Wal-Mart and Sam’s Club stores in Minnesota.
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