Read more Wal-Mart stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/22194/wal-mart.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 9:08:35 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74247/wal-mart-will-push-tvs-laptops-on-black-friday.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDetails of Wal-Mart's Black Friday deals—normally kept under wraps until Thanksgiving week—have been obtained by CNNMoney and partially confirmed by the retailer. The day after Thanksgiving will see deep discounts on high-def TVs, laptops, and Blu-ray players. Some specifics: Sanyo 50-inch plasma TVs will be available for $598....http://www.newser.com/story/74247/wal-mart-will-push-tvs-laptops-on-black-friday.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 17 Nov 2009 18:18:04 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74111/case-of-line-cutting-sparks-racial-firestorm.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTrial is set to begin in a case of Wal-Mart line-cutting that has turned into a racially charged media circus. Heather Ellis was arrested almost three years ago after an incident that began when she switched checkout lines at a Missouri store—to join her cousin in a faster queue,...http://www.newser.com/story/74111/case-of-line-cutting-sparks-racial-firestorm.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 16 Nov 2009 11:34:26 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73490/retailers-sell-flicks-online-at-less-than-cost.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWal-Mart has spurred an online DVD price war by dropping prices on 10 must-have movies to just $10, which analysts agree is below wholesale cost. “We remain committed to offering our customers the lowest prices online at Walmart.com, and will continue to adjust our pricing accordingly,” a company spokesman...http://www.newser.com/story/73490/retailers-sell-flicks-online-at-less-than-cost.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 06 Nov 2009 10:42:53 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73421/wal-mart-sick-policy-creates-flu-threat-say-critics.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWalMart is taking heat for a restrictive policy that critics say pressures sick workers to go to work, swine flu be damned. Employees who take absences for an illness or a child’s illness rack up “points," and four points within a certain period can lead to termination. A workers' rights...http://www.newser.com/story/73421/wal-mart-sick-policy-creates-flu-threat-say-critics.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 05 Nov 2009 17:59:29 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72900/wal-mart-enters-coffin-biz.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAmerica's leading big-box store is now also a pine box store. Wal-Mart has started selling a range of discount coffins on its website and plans to expand its death products to include pet urns and memorial jewelry. Prices start at just $895 for a steel coffin. Funeral home owners say...http://www.newser.com/story/72900/wal-mart-enters-coffin-biz.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 30 Oct 2009 2:08:06 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/72735/suit-wants-pharmacies-to-bust-drug-abusers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWhen a driver, high on painkillers, ran her car into two guys fixing a flat tire on the side of the highway, killing one of them, the victims' families filed a lawsuit—against the pharmacies that sold the painkillers. That case, pending before the Nevada Supreme Court, will be the...http://www.newser.com/story/72735/suit-wants-pharmacies-to-bust-drug-abusers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 28 Oct 2009 10:05:28 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71845/wal-mart-takes-on-amazon-in-book-price-war.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGood news for readers, but maybe not for the publishing industry: Wal-Mart has launched an aggressive price war against Amazon. The retailer is slashing the online price of 10 big-buzz books to $9 each. The company initially cut the price to $10, then lowered it further after Amazon quickly matched...http://www.newser.com/story/71845/wal-mart-takes-on-amazon-in-book-price-war.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 16 Oct 2009 13:01:31 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71883/taylor-swift-finally-a-feel-good-teen-idol.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNine-year-old girls can get thong underwear at Wal-Mart, and the hypersexualized antics of Miley et al. rule the headlines. So Hans Eisenbeis was understandably concerned when his ultrasheltered 11-year-old took a shine to Taylor Swift. “Is she too grown up for Phoebe?” he writes for DoubleX. “Is Swift teaching my...http://www.newser.com/story/71883/taylor-swift-finally-a-feel-good-teen-idol.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 16 Oct 2009 12:37:31 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70407/most-americans-favor-soak-the-rich-tax.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAs if tea parties weren't screamingly pointing to its existence, there lurks a deep vein of populism in recessionary America, and a wide-ranging Vanity Fair/ 60 Minutes poll ran into it. Some 48% of respondents chose Wal-Mart, though the mag notes an element of cynicism, as the firm that 'best...http://www.newser.com/story/70407/most-americans-favor-soak-the-rich-tax.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 28 Sep 2009 5:47:00 CDT