March 25 (Reuters) – Wal-Mart Stores Inc has sued a
major grocery workers union and others who have protested at its
Florida stores, the latest salvo in its legal fight to stop
“disruptive” rallies in and around its stores by groups seeking
better pay and working conditions.

Wal-Mart does not have union-represented workers in its U.S.
stores. Nevertheless, it has long faced opposition from various
labor groups including the United Food and Commercial Workers
International Union (UFCW), and from a small but vocal group of
current and former employees belonging to a union subsidiary
known as OUR Walmart.

By Jessica Wohl

(Reuters) – Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) has sued a major grocery workers union and others who have protested at its Florida stores, the latest salvo in its legal fight to stop “disruptive” rallies in and around its stores by groups seeking better pay and working conditions.

Wal-Mart does not have union-represented workers in its U.S. stores. Nevertheless, it has long faced opposition from various labor groups including the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW), and from a small but vocal group of current and former employees backed by the union and known as OUR Walmart.

By Jessica Wohl

(Reuters) – Dollar General Corp (DG.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) said on Monday sales growth this year could surpass the strength it saw in 2012 as increased demand for food and other basics helps drive gains despite consumers’ concerns about the economy.

The company’s fourth-quarter profit came in well ahead of analysts’ expectations despite lighter-than-anticipated sales growth.

March 19 (Reuters) – Walgreen Co and partner
Alliance Boots said on Tuesday they signed a 10-year
deal with AmerisourceBergen that will include daily drug
distribution, enabling Walgreen to increase its sales of pricey
specialty drugs.

Walgreen, the nation’s largest drugstore operator,
distributes more than 80 percent of its own drugs, but over time
most if not all of that distribution will be handled by
AmerisourceBergen.

March 20 (Reuters) – Wal-Mart Stores Inc said it is
tripling the number of U.S. stores in a pilot program that lets
shoppers scan items with their iPhones and pay at self-checkout
counters.

Walmart’s “Scan & Go” program will soon be in more than 200
stores, up from about 70. The pilot began near its home office
in Bentonville, Arkansas in late 2012, then expanded to Atlanta.