News

News Coverage

8/12/10 - Vote yes for a Super Walmart - Patterson Irrigator Letter to the Editor

8/9/10 - Wal-Mart Ranks as Most Generous Company - Investor Place

6/7/10 - Rival Chains Secretly Fund Opposition to Walmart - Wall Street Journal

4/29/10 - City budget deficit to increase next year - Patterson Irrigator

2/13/09 - At Wal-Mart, a Health Care Turnaround - Washington Post

1/23/09 - Wal-Mart hopes to open Patterson store - Patterson Irrigator

11/13/08 - Crowds flock to opening of Walmart Supercenter - Modesto Bee

8/30/08 - Walmart's Emergency-Relief Team Girds for Hurricane Gustav - Wall Street Journal

7/1/08 - Walmart to source more fruits and veggies locally - Reuters

11/13/07 - A Health Plan for Walmart - New York Times

11/13/07 - The Public Face of Walmart's Health Care Program - New York Times

9/27/07 - Walmart expands $4 generic drugs program - CNN Money

9/25/07 - Walmart Aims To Enlist Suppliers In Green Mission - Washington Post

June 2006 – ICSC reports that many small retailers are quick to locate next to Walmart

6/28/06 - Most Americans Wild for Walmart - Rasmussen Reports

Press Releases

4/1/10 - Walmart Gives $467 Million to U.S. Nonprofits

4/2/09 - Wal-Mart Supports Communities Around the Globe with $423 million in Charitable Contributions

12/2/08 - Walmart Launches Green Jobs Council

9/29/08 - Walmart Donates More than $100,000 to Support Hurricane Relief Efforts in Haiti

9/25/08 - Walmart Sets Goal to Reduce its Global Plastic Shopping Bag
Waste by One-Third

5/21/08 - Walmart Foundation Donates $5 Million to YouthBuild USA to Re-engage Out-of-School Youth Nationwide

5/14/08 - Walmart Stores, Inc. recognized as one of the "Best Companies for Asian Pacific Americans"

5/5/08 - Walmart Launches Phase Three of $4 Prescription Program | Also see the Fact Sheet

4/21/08 - Walmart Consumer Behavior Shows Buying Green is Going Mainstream | Also see the Fact Sheet

3/31/08 - Walmart Earth Month Campaign Takes 'Going Green' Mainstream

3/14/08 - Walmart Saves Customers More Than $1 Billion on Prescription Drugs

2/25/08 - Walmart Gives More than $296 Million in 2007

1/22/08 - 2008 Open Enrollment Data Shows that 92.7 Percent of Walmart Associates Now Have Health Coverage

10/24/07 - Walmart Increases Support to $1 Million to Assist with
Wildfire Relief Efforts

9/27/07 - Walmart Launches Phase Two of Prescription Program with New $4 Medications and Increased Savings

2/7/07 - AT&T, Baker Center, Center for American Progress, CED, CWA, Intel, Kelly Services, SEIU And Walmart Launch “Better Health Care Together” Campaign