Wal-Mart joins Russian retail lobby group (Reuters)

(Reuters)

In contrast with Pepsi, which deepened its involvement in Russia by acquiring Wimm-Bill-Dann (see Pepsistroika), Wal*Mart has decided to forego opportunities in Russia for the time being (see Wal*Mart Closes Russian Office, ht Sid).

Jerry Murray, the Wal-Mart Stores Inc executive who called the chain’s early February sales “a total disaster” in an email made public by Bloomberg, left the world’s largest retailer last week, Wal-Mart confirmed on Wednesday.

(Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc on Monday said that the retired chairman of accounting and consulting firm KPMG International has joined its board of directors, effective immediately.

Robert Salomon submits: In contrast with Pepsi (PEP), which deepened its involvement in Russia by acquiring Wimm-Bill-Dann (WBD) (see "Pepsistroika"), Wal-Mart (WMT) has decided to forego opportunities

Wal-Mart Stores Inc, the world's largest retailer, said it plans to hire more than 100,000 veterans in the United States over the next five years, a move supported by First Lady Michelle Obama.

ROGERS, Arkansas (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc, the world's largest retailer and biggest selle