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Free shipping from Walmart.com...with store pickup

March 6, 2007 Site to Store program will ship orders of most Wal-Mart online items to a store location for free. TAGS: Wal-Mart Stores Inc., store, order

Wal-Mart launches solar-power program

May 7, 2007 Retail giant's pilot projects will generate 20 megawatt hours per year of solar power at 22 stores in California and Hawaii. TAGS: Wal-Mart Stores Inc., solar energy, renewable energy, Hawaii, investment, California, store

Wal-Mart demands double RFID chips with groceries

September 13, 2006 Company says 500 new stores, clubs to roll out tech for case- and pallet-level tracking before end of fiscal year. TAGS: RFID, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., RFID chip, supplier, grocery

Wal-Mart stalls solar-power plan

February 28, 2007 Move toward investing in solar power for retail outlets is delayed, according to people familiar with process.Photos: Big stores meet alternative energy TAGS: Wal-Mart Stores Inc., RFP, renewable energy, store

What Wal-Mart means to Dell

May 24, 2007 Direct sales aren't working the same magic they once did for the PC maker. Can it now cash in at retail? TAGS: Stephen Baker, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., PC company, NPD Group Inc., Dell, vice president, PC, e-mail, HP

Wal-Mart plays Black Friday spoilsport

October 23, 2007 Bargain hunters mourn as the retail giant cracks down on Web sites that post holiday sales information early. TAGS: Black Friday, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., retailer, Stephen Baker, notice, vice president

Skype, Wal-Mart strike retail deal

May 14, 2007 Wal-Mart Stores is first major retailer to dedicate a section to equipment such as handsets, Webcams, headsets for the service. TAGS: Skype, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., headset, handset, retailer, webcam, consumer electronics, equipment, call, section, eBay Inc., cell phone

Wal-Mart places new focus on sustainable electronics

March 13, 2007 "Scorecard" to be introduced in 2008 assesses the environmental friendliness of gadgets sold in Wal-Mart stores. TAGS: Wal-Mart Stores Inc., electronics, conference

Wal-Mart kicks off holiday season with $398 laptop

November 6, 2006 Retailer has started selling lower-priced Compaq laptop and discount TVs in a bid to expand its consumer electronics business. TAGS: Wal-Mart Stores Inc., price cut, Stephen Baker, Everex, Black Friday, notebook computer, consumer electronics, Compaq Computer Corp., laptop computer, Panasonic, Dell, TV, brand, Microsoft Windows Vista, HP, PC

Wal-Mart eyes Microsoft for Web build-out

January 23, 2007 Wal-Mart CTO Nancy Stewart says Microsoft's Novell partnership important to long-term plans. TAGS: Novell Inc., Wal-Mart Stores Inc., build-out, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, enterprise server, Linux, SuSE, intellectual property, Microsoft Corp., server

Latest toe in the movie download pond? Wal-Mart

November 28, 2006 Retail giant launches program that bundles a video download with purchase of the physical DVD. TAGS: Wal-Mart Stores Inc., portable device, digital video, download, movie, Windows Media, copy, Microsoft Windows Media Player, DVD, video, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows XP, PC

'Smart shelf' test triggers fresh criticism

November 15, 2003 Wal-Mart Stores and Procter & Gamble quietly tested a controversial new smart-chip-based retail technology earlier this year, representatives of both companies confirm. TAGS: Procter & Gamble Co., Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Gillette Co., shelf, RFID, shopper, radio frequency, criticism, representative, spokeswoman, radio, webcam

Holiday shopping crush stalls Walmart.com

November 25, 2006 Visitors struggle to access site for 10 hours on one of the busiest shopping days of the year. But e-tailers on the whole perform well. TAGS: Keynote Systems Inc., Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Black Friday, online retailer, Amazon.com Inc., retailer

New Wal-Mart CIO steams ahead with RFID

April 20, 2006 Exec promises to pursue the expanded use of radio frequency identification tags as fervently as his predecessor. TAGS: RFID, CIO, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Ford, radio frequency, executive vice president, supplier, radio

Wal-Mart readies large-scale move into solar power

January 3, 2007 The retail giant requests proposals for solar power systems that could be installed in its U.S. stores. Photos: Sun, wind and used cooking oil TAGS: renewable energy, solar energy, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., RFP, emission, proposal, store, goal, Google Inc., photograph

When corporate 'greening' chafes environmentalists

March 29, 2007 Green bloggers can be a nitpicky bunch, but their hats are off to Wal-Mart's new eco-friendly initiatives. TAGS: environmentalist, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., blogger, initiative, Toyota, Toyota Prius, General Electric Co., Ford, blog, image

Web of intrigue widens in debit-card theft case

February 12, 2006 Wal-Mart acknowledges a breach but OfficeMax's role is uncertain in a case that has resulted in 200,000 cards being canceled. TAGS: OfficeMax Inc., debit card, Bank of America Corp., Wal-Mart Stores Inc., security breach, investigation, banking, Sacramento, credit card, bank, security

Notebooks dropping to $99

November 14, 2006 Dreaming of laptops? Now's a good time to buy, as retailers scramble to best each other with dipping holiday prices. TAGS: Circuit City Stores Inc., holiday season, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Vonage Holdings Corp., rebate, Staples Inc., notebook computer, Compaq Computer Corp., PC company, Intel Celeron, pricing, retailer, laptop computer, TV, HP, Dell

Sony plans TV line for Wal-Mart, Target

June 12, 2007 Company plans to supply a "unique series of models" of LCD TVs to big-box retailers for availability in the next 60 days. TAGS: Glasgow, retailer, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Sony Corp., electronics, TV, start, LCD, Blu-ray, president

Paramount, Fox embrace BitTorrent

November 29, 2006 File-sharing company inks content agreements with several major studios and expects to launch video store in February. TAGS: BitTorrent, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., studio, Amazon.com Inc., agreement, movie, TV, video
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