In 2009, Walmart unveiled grand plans to create a Sustainability Index that would, within five years, result in green labels for all the products it...
In 2005, Walmart announced that it was setting a goal of being “supplied by 100 percent renewable energy” — and has since received a steady stream...
Chairs don’t hold together like they used to. Neither do toys, toasters, vacuum cleaners, or Levi’s. Walmart, with its relentless demands that manufacturers cut costs,...
Under a measure that passed the House last Thursday, you may soon be able to invest in a portfolio of your favorite independent businesses. The...
Our Harper’s Index-style look at Walmart’s impact on the environment and local economies. … Read More
The world’s biggest retailer has gotten lots of great press since it launched its sustainability campaign six years ago, but in many key areas it...
One of the most significant consequences of the consolidation of banking over the last decade is how much it has hindered the economy’s ability to...
Handing out multimillion-dollar subsidies to large chains has become commonplace in much of the country. But when governments use public money to woo national chains,...
This white paper examines the growth of internet retailing, Amazon’s increasing share of this market, and the rise of free-riding as consumers browse and ask questions in brick-and-mortar...
The results of a new study suggest that the key to reversing the long-term trend of stagnating incomes in the U.S. lies in nurturing small,...
I winced yesterday when James Gavin, chair of the Partnership for a Healthier America, said he’d like to see Walmart double its U.S. store count....
In what may well be the tipping point in a decade-long fight to level the playing field for local brick-and-mortar businesses, California this week enacted...
After winning a high-stakes standoff against Amazon last year, publishers are now setting the prices that retailers can charge for their e-books. At first blush,...
Despite the ample publicity Wal-Mart has engineered for its "buy local" efforts, the company in fact has zero interest in cultivating local suppliers beyond stocking...
Raising the pay of Wal-Mart’s U.S. workers to a minimum of $12 an hour would lift many out of poverty and cost the average consumer,...