Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said Monday it will take full ownership of its money-losing Japanese subsidiary, Seiyu Ltd., as the U.S. retailer struggles to speed up management changes and reverse its slumping ...
International expansion has accentuated the pain in growing pains at Wal-Mart , the world's largest retailer. Having recently retreated from Germany and South Korea, the company offered up dismal news ...
(Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT.N) said on Thursday it would close 30 underperforming stores in Japan, scaling back in what was once considered one of the retailer's most promising markets and ...
News is out today that Wal-Mart will spend $878 million to buy out the minority shareholders in Japanese supermarket Seiyu Ltd. The company already owns 51% of Seiyu and has always lost money -- by ...
YOKOHAMA, Japan -- The new supermarket west of Tokyo has all the trademark Wal-Mart touches -- roomy aisles, price rollbacks and big shiny signs, but shoppers have almost no idea this outlet is run by ...
TOKYO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Almost five years since Wal-Mart Stores Inc. landed in Japan, the world's largest retailer has yet to find itself on steady ground. Sign up here. Its 53 percent-owned local ...
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said Monday it will take full ownership of its money-losing Japanese subsidiary, Seiyu Ltd., as the U.S. retailer struggles to speed up management changes and reverse slumping ...