Japan shares close at 29-year high on GDP rebound, vaccine raceThe Nikkei 225 Index ended 2.05% firmer at 25,906.93, its highest close since June 1991. The broader Topix gained 1.68% to 1,731.81.
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Walmart sells majority stake in Japanese Seiyu supermarketKKR & Co., a global investment firm, will purchase a 65% stake, while Japanese online retailer Rakuten will acquire a 20% stake from Walmar...
16 Nov, 2020, 12.35 PM IST
Walmart's built a ragtag alliance of tech firms to battle AmazonFear of Jeff Bezos helps explain why Walmart has in recent years forged alliances with Google, Microsoft, China’s JD.com and other tech pla...
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- FDI in Retail: Walmart may not operate under its brand name
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26 Nov, 2011, 10.04 AM IST
- Wal-Mart weighs first stores in Southeast Asia
Wal-Mart Stores, the world’s top retailer, is considering its first stores in Southeast Asia and expects to approach 10% growth in internat...
04 Sep, 2008, 01.49 AM IST
- Wal Mart makes Brazil exec head of Asia retail
Wal Mart Stores Inc on Monday named Vicente Trius, chief executive of Wal-Mart Brazil, to the newly created post of president and chief exe...
14 Jan, 2008, 09.00 PM IST
- Takeover bids for Japanese firms hit record in 2007: Survey
The number of takeover bids for Japanese companies topped 100 last year for the first time, a survey showed.
08 Jan, 2008, 02.10 PM IST
- Wal-Mart considers taking full ownership of Seiyu
US retailer Wal-Mart Stores Inc is preparing to take full ownership of its Japan unit to speed up management changes and reverse its laggin...
22 Oct, 2007, 12.30 PM IST
- Global retailers pick select markets
In a five-year spree in the mid-90s, Wal-Mart Stores bought the 229-store Asda chain in Britain, 122 stores in Canada, 95 in Germany, and 4...
20 Sep, 2006, 12.29 AM IST