Sam Walton

SACRAMENTO — The California State Teachers' Retirement System will cast its 5.3 million shares of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. against the reelection of the company's board after allegations of bribery in the retailer's Mexican operations. Citing "a...

Weeks after news about Wal Mart Stores Inc.'s alleged bribery and coverup in Mexico surfaced, rank-and-file workers at the world's largest retailer have taken their calls for change to the Internet. Venanzi Luna, a department manager at a Wal-Mart...

Weeks after news about Wal-Mart's alleged involvement with bribery in Mexico surfaced, rank-and-file workers at the nation's largest retailer have taken their calls for change online. Venanzi Luna, a department manager at a Wal-Mart Supercenter in Pico...

BENTONVILLE, Ark. — A French chef selling crepes from a food cart on an Arkansas city street may seem out of place, but business is very good for Crepes Paulette. It's about to get a lot better. The wagon is parked at the head of a scenic path...

In Retreat, Sears Set To Unload Stores -- The Wall Street Journal, Feb. 24 WASHINGTON -- Retreat need not mean surrender. Still … In 1886, a shipment of $25 watches from a Chicago jeweler was rejected by the addressee in Redwood Falls, Minn....

In the recent submission by Walmart as to why Burbank residents want a Walmart here (“Op-Ed: here’s why Burbank residents want Walmart,” Feb. 19), there were two statements that one should question. One is that that the average full-...

BENTONVILLE, Ark. – When the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art opened last November, some people called it the most important major new museum in the country.  Art experts say it’s a world class facility.  The art and the building...

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville received international attention even before it opened last November, but it is only the most recent example of Alice Walton’s influence and impact on the people in her...

While we appreciate the overwhelming support we have received from Burbank residents, elected officials and stakeholders over the past few months, it’s clear that a handful of special interests are attempting to misinform readers by peddling the...

In cultural commentary about the American economy, one company at a time always seems to be the goat. Everything it does is interpreted as evil. In the 1950s it was General Motors. GM's CEO, Charles "Engine Charlie" Wilson, became a national figure of...

Editor's note: While Patrick Caneday takes some time off, we’re running some of his choices for re-publication. This column was first published Dec. 5, 2009. Let me say something that may deeply offend many of you —something so insidious...

Model Laundry and Dry Cleaning is a model of consistency. The business has ran for more than 83 years, making it oldest continuously operating business in Rogers, but it still feels new and improved.  Even Sam Walton did business with Model Cleaners,...