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Target's next big sale: Real estate

MSN Money Latest Articles  Tue, 11/04/2008 - 23:01

One of the discount retailer's biggest investors is pushing a plan to spin off its land, saving Target huge sums in taxes and boosting its stock price. Will the company go along?


 

Wal-Mart ignites a toy war

MSN Money Latest Articles  Sun, 10/12/2008 - 23:01

The discount retailer, which earlier this decade aggressively grabbed a bigger share of the toy market, prepares for the year-end holidays by slashing prices on 10 popular toys to $10.


 

What does Wal-Mart's new logo mean?

MSN Money Latest Articles  Thu, 07/03/2008 - 23:01

The redesign looks like an effort to advance the discount retailer's reputation as  environmentally friendly. But can it repair an image? That question is open to debate.


 

Wal-Mart challenges Craigslist

MSN Money Latest Articles  Thu, 06/05/2008 - 13:56

The discount retailer, which clobbered toy stores and consumer-electronics chains after encroaching on their turf, is offering free classified ads online.


 

Let Wal-Mart fix US health care

MSN Money Latest Articles  Mon, 05/26/2008 - 23:01

The discount retailer already has made major inroads into accessible, affordable care through lower drug prices, walk-in clinics and electronic record-keeping. Why stop there?


 

Wal-Mart keeps spot atop Fortune 500 list

MSN Money Latest Articles  Mon, 04/21/2008 - 12:13

For the second consecutive year, the discount retailer edges out ExxonMobil on the magazine’s list of America’s biggest companies by revenue.