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SUMMARY In the case of Dukes v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., the District Court of the Ninth Circuit certified a class of 1.5 million females currently and formerly employed by Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. The plaintiff class sought injunctive and declaratory relief, punitive damages, and back pay; due to the alleged violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act in regards to alleged discrimination against female employees in promotions and wages. In Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes, the petitioner filed an appeal

See, e.g., Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Bertrand, 37 S.W.3d 1, 10 (Tex. App.—Tyler 2000, pet. denied) ("Refusing an employee's request for a lateral transfer does not qualify as an adverse or ultimate employment decision like hiring, granting leave, discharging, promoting or compensating."); Padilla v. Flying J, Inc., 119 S.W.3d 911, 915-16 (Tex. App.—Dallas 2003, no pet.) (holding that a transfer was not a tangible employment action because the transfer did not result in a change in pay and the employee

Case：Sears, Roebuck and Co. vs. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Financial Statement Case analysis 1． How do the retailing strategies of Sears and Wal-Mart differ? How does each firm operate their business/attempt to create value? The two companies differs in retailing strategy in two ways. 1. Credit sales boost sales greatly in Sears, not in Wal-mart Since 1992 when Arthur C. Martinez was brought on board to head Sears’s retailing operations, credit sales, especially through the use of the

1. Case 5-1: Walmart Stores v. Cockrell Answer for Issue: The shopkeeper’s privilege does not protect Walmart from liability under the circumstances of the case. Although Navarro had the right to exercise shopkeeper’s privilege, Navarro had not enough evidence to consider Cockrell as a suspect and it is not reasonable that Navarro asked Cockrell to take off the bandage. According to the merchant protection statutes, merchants can stop, detain, and investigate suspected shoplifters without being

Introduction For this assistive technology assignment I decided to test out electric wheelchairs. More specifically, I used this assistive technology at a local Wal-Mart store in my home town. In my paper I will be discussing: the purpose of this technology, which population(s) of individuals with disabilities would this technology be appropriate for, what is the cost, how much time is required for training, specifically, how would this technology facilitate greater independence at work, home

Summary SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT AT WAL-MART Wal-Mart was the world 's largest retailer, with US$312.4 billion sales from operations spanning 15 countries in 2006. In the most recent quarters the company had been unable to meet its self-imposed target of holding inventory growth to half the level of sales growth. Wal-Mart 's new executive vice-president of logistics, Johnnie C. Dobbs, wondered what he could do to ensure that Wal-Mart 's supply chain remained a key competitive advantage for his firm

Mission Wal-Mart Stores have been around for more than 50 years, opening the first store in Rogers, Arkansas in 1962. After an early success of a small dime store Mr. Sam Walton wanted to expand on his business knowledge and liked the idea of living in a small town where he and his wife could enjoy a small town living. Through the success of Wal-Mart Stores create lower cost and great service to its customers, Mr. Walton opened the Sam’s Club franchise and even making some of the Wal-Mart stores Supercenters

Wal-Mart company history starts with one man, Sam Walton who started off owning several small rural markets and finally decided to put them all together. In 1962 Sam opens the first Wal-Mart store in Rogers, Arizona. After 7 years of great service, business was going so well that Wal-Mart incorporated in 1969 becoming a well known corporation. In 1970 Sam Walton decides to trade Wal-Mart stock over the counter as a publicly held company. Because of this success in the Wal-Mart company, Sam Walton

Current Performance Sales for Wal-Mart Stores Inc. for the first quarter of its 2007 fiscal year ending April 30, 2006 were $79.6 billion. Their net income increased to $2.62 billion, up from $2.46 billion from the year before. Wal-Mart is ahead of most of its rivals and is in excellent financial shape because of increased sales from comparative discount stores such as Target, Kmart and Sears. In 2006, Wal-Mart saw an increase in its operating income than net sales. The international business

Wal-Mart began as a small discount retailer in Rogers, Ark., Wal-Mart has thousands of stores in the U.S. and has expanded internationally. Through innovation, they are letting customers shop anytime and anywhere online, with mobile devices and in their stores. Wal-Mart went to public in 1970, and it became the first company to reach 1 billion within 9 years. Up to 2004 Wal-Mart has 4,906 store world-wild, and 9 billion in profit. Despite some of controversial issues about its operation approaches