Suit against Wal-Mart is granted class status: ruling in U.S. makes case largest civil-rights action against a private employer

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A sex discrimination lawsuit filed against Wal-Mart Stores Inc. by female employees will make history as the largest ever against a private firm after it is granted class action status. The decision was based on plaintiffs' evidence showing common promotion, pay, and hiring practices.

Author: Zimmerman, Ann
Publisher: Dow Jones Publishing Co. (Europe)
Publication Name: Wall Street Journal. Europe
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0921-9986
Year: 2004
Legal issues & crime, Legal/Government Regulation, Class actions (Civil procedure), Company legal issue, Cases, Class action lawsuits, Sex discrimination against women, Civil rights law

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One-stop shopping? That's new

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The author examines the gamble Wal-Mart Stores and Sam's Club are taking by open stores in Bejing, China. Topics include cultural differences, product pricing, and management foreign operations.

Author: Lawrence, Susan V.
Publisher: Review Publishing Company Ltd. (Hong Kong)
Publication Name: Far Eastern Economic Review
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0014-7591
Year: 2003
Management dynamics, Pricing Policy, Management, Pricing, Company business management, Culture conflict, Cultural conflict, Warehouse stores, Foreign operations (Business), Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Sam's Club, Product price

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Store wars: Wal-Mart takes on Japan

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The author examines the growing success of Wal-Mart Stores in Japan. Topics include competition, growing market share, and market development.

Author: Zimmerman, Ann, Fackler, Martin
Publisher: Review Publishing Company Ltd. (Hong Kong)
Publication Name: Far Eastern Economic Review
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0014-7591
Year: 2003
Competition (Economics), Strategic planning (Business), Market domination, Market share, Market development

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Subjects list: United States, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Discount stores, Foreign operations
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