Walmart “Guarantees” Customers its Best Black Friday Ever.  "This year, Walmart will be kicking off its in-store specials at 8 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day, followed by its big electronics event at 10 p.m. and a weekend full of savings starting at 5 a.m. on Friday, November 23."  https://news.walmart.com/news-archive/2012/11/08/walmart-guarantees-customers-its-best-black-friday-ever "Twitter Chat" with Walmart sustainability Exec Brooke Buchanan on Monday, Nov. 12th @5pm EST: "The chat will be led by Brooke Buchanan, Director, Communications & Sustainability at Walmart, and will include other Walmart associates. CSRwire’s Editorial Director, Aman Singh, and Nick Aster will help facilitate the chat, providing an opportunity for journalists, bloggers, [...]

Eye-on-Retail Retail Intel for the Vendor Community 11/8/12 "One on One with The Home Depot's Carol Tome" from Womenetics.com:  Defining Success -- “I like to refer to what Maya Angelou said about success: ‘Pursue the things you love doing and then do them so well that people can’t take their eyes off of you.’ And in terms of my legacy, I want them to say that I’ve put together an incredible team..."  https://www.womenetics.com/ROLE-MODELS/one-on-one-with-the-home-depots-carol-tome "Walmart's small stores take on local supermarkets" by Lisa Liddane with The Orange County Register: "The four Neighborhood Markets in Orange County represent about a seventh of Walmart's total [...]