Wal-Mart goes back to basics in apparel
Author: Leonie Barrie | 7 June 2010
Retail giant Wal-Mart Stores Inc is planning to create 500,000 jobs over the next five years as part of its international expansion strategy - but reiterated comments last month that its apparel business remains "a work in progress."
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