Wal-mart
November 10, 2005 -
As we edge closer to "Higher Expectations Week" -- Wal-Mart Watch's national campaign to hold the retail giant company accountable -- comes this report from Roby Block of Talk Business about Wal-Mart's attempts to expand into the banking sector:
November 2, 2005 -
The public relations battle over Wal-Mart is definitely heating up. Years of criticism of the company's business practices are now reaching the boiling point, and in return, the company is launching one of the most aggressive counter-offensives in corporate PR history.
October 28, 2005 -
The NY Times has a story today headlined "Big Rise in Profit Puts Oil Giants on Defensive," which shows how hard times at the gas pump for ordinary folks means good times for oil execs:
October 26, 2005 -
No sooner did I hit "publish" on the previous post about Wal-Mart's highly-publicized list of proposed good deeds -- a new low-cost health plan, a zero-waste environmental policy, supporting a minimum-wage hike -- than I find this story, due to appear in Wednesday's
October 26, 2005 -
Just a day after unveiling a new "low cost" health insurance plan for its employees (which includes, critics note, a $1,000 deductible), Arkansas-based Wal-Mart came out with another startling revelation, noted in today's Wall Street Journal news roundup via Arkansas Daily Blog: Taking on critics of its treatment of employees while acknowledging the needs of working-class customers, Wal-Mart Stores Chief Executive Lee Scott, called on Congress to consider raising the minimum wage.
October 24, 2005 -
The NY Times reports today that Wal-Mart -- long criticized for failing to offer affordable health care coverage, forcing many employees onto Medicaid and other public assistance or to
October 17, 2005 -
Chris Cillizza at The Fix reports that Rep. Tom DeLay's legal troubles are proving to be a fundraising bonanza.