In the 1990s and early 2000s, before tech giants came to dominate the discourse about corporate power, Walmart was a hot ...

With the recent interest in Massmart, Wal-Mart, the biggest retailer in the world has for the first time expressed direct interest in doing business in Africa and, this may be the beginning of a ...

Charles Fishman talked about his book, [The Wal-Mart Effect: How the World's Most Powerful Company Really Works--and How It's Transforming the American Economy], published by Penguin Press HC. Mr ...

By age 20, English managed Wal-Mart No. 18, in Newport, Ark. He rose within the hierarchy, eventually opening Wal-Mart No. 512 in El Paso, the first site to sell $1 million of merchandise in one week.

Listen to more stories on the Noa app. This article was featured in the One Story to Read Today newsletter. Sign up for it here. No corporation looms as large over the American economy as Walmart ...

The term Walmart Effect was first used in the 1990s, but Charles Fishman wrote a book entitled “The Wal-Mart Effect” in 2006 which details how economies are affected by Walmart.

Fast Company senior writer Charles Fishman's new book The Wal-Mart Effect -- which FC recently excerpted -- could very well be the most important book about the most important company in the world.

Reading books about Walmart is a whiplash experience. It’s had plenty of bad press so you are inclined to hate it. Then you learn it’s the world’s biggest seller of organic milk and cotton.

Nielsen BookScan began including book sales from Wal-Mart in its service starting with the week ending January 6, 2013, and the addition shed at least some light on the impact that the world’s ...

“I'm thinking of one book called The Walmart Effect which was published in 2006. I don't think the word Amazon was mentioned in that book,” Del Rey said. “But I’m sure people are going to ...

Charles Fishman talked about his book, [The Wal-Mart Effect: How the World's Most Powerful Company Really Works--and How It's Transforming the American Economy], published by Penguin Press HC. Mr ...