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...Mart, a company better known for its conservative sensibilities, handed a victory to pro-abortion-rights groups today with its decision to begin stocking the Plan B emergency contraceptive, also known as the ?morning-after pill,? in all of its 4,000 pharmacies in the U.S., starting March...
...move effectively heads off any further legal action against the company over access to the drug. In Massachusetts and Illinois, where state laws require any pharmacy that stocks ordinary contraceptives to also stock Plan B, Wal-Mart has already agreed to offer the drug. ?We expect more states to require us to sell emergency contraceptives in the months ahead,? said Ron Chomiuk, vice president of Wal-Mart?s pharmacy division. ?Because of this, and the fact that this is an FDA-approved product, we feel it is difficult to justify being the country?s only major pharmacy chain not selling...
...quickly as possible. Beyond an attack, Meredith is worried about the cascading consequences should the U.S. close its ports after a terrorist incident occurs. Because 90% of the world's general cargo moves inside these boxes, when boxes stop moving, so do assembly lines. Shelves at retailers like Wal-Mart and Home Depot start to go bare...
...more potential than risk." One of Nabi's favorites is Home Depot, whose profits have been soaring and should grow an additional 14% this year. Yet the company's shares sit 39% below their level of six years ago. Other depressed blue chips include Intel, Dell, J.P. Morgan, Wal-Mart, Coca-Cola, Verizon, Citigroup...
Macy's first advantage is size. "It's now got the potential to be a Godzilla," says David Wolfe, a fashion retail consultant for the Doneger Group in New York City. Like Wal-Mart in the discount world, Macy's will wield a big and powerful roar that gives it leverage to get the best prices and exclusive products from vendors. But the recent history of retail suggests that size alone may not work. The most successful retailers have found their footing by focusing on one slice of the market. Luxury purveyors like Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom and Bloomingdale...