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Anita Watts, right, checks out with Wal-Mart electronics department manager Joy Bronstorph, left, Friday, Nov. 27, 2009 in Marietta, Ga. AP Photo logo AP Photo 9 months ago

Anita Watts, right, checks out with Wal-Mart electronics department manager Joy Bronstorph, left, Friday, Nov. 27, 2009 in Marietta, Ga.

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  1. Kiara Williamson, 17, of Rochester Hills, Mich. meets her idols, The Jonas Brothers, from left, Nick, Kevin and Joe at an autograph appearance at Walmart in Rochester Hills, Mich., Wednesday Sept. 1, 2010. The Jonas Brothers and Demi Lovato, stars of the Disney Channel's "Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam" are in town ro perform at DTE Energy Music Theatre in Clarkston, Mich.
  2. Kevin Jonas, right, of The Jonas Brothers, interacts with a fan as he and, from second right, Joe Jonas, Nick Jonas and Demi Lovato, attend an autograph signing appearance at Walmart in Rochester Hills, Mich., Wednesday Sept. 1, 2010. The Jonas Brothers and Demi Lovato, stars of the Disney Channel's "Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam" are in town to perform at DTE Energy Music Theatre in Clarkston, Mich.
  3. In this Aug. 26, 2010 photo, shoppers exit a Wal-Mart super center in Springfield, Ill. Americans are being more cautious about spending as economic conditions worsen.
  4. Shoppers walk past a smiling sign displayed at a Wal-Mart hypermarket in Beijing on February 21, 2008. With millions of consumers at stake, global retail giants Carrefour and Wal-Mart are battling it out for market share in China with aggressive expansion plans aimed at opening ever more stores as China inflation, which hit an 11-year high of 7.1 percent year-on-year in January, has not only become an issue that worries consumers, but could also turn into a crucial factor in the highly competitive retail market.
  5. Indian wholesale customers browse the newly-opened Wal-Mart outlet in northwestern Punjab state's Jalandhar on August 4, 2010. Foreign groups such as Wal-Mart can currently only be wholesalers and must partner with domestic firms to sell in India. It has entered the back-end retail supply chain in an alliance with Bharti Enterprises, parent of India's top mobile firm Bharti Airtel.
  6. NEW YORK - JULY 29: Tom Schoewe (2nd L), chief financial officer of Wal-Mart Stores Inc., looks on moments before the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange July 29, 2010 in New York City. The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished down 30.72 points to close at 10,467.16.
  7. Walmart serves more than 200 million customers and members each week in its stores and clubs. Pictured above is a supercenter in China.
  8. As Walmart hits 8,500 stores worldwide, it's also been improving the look and feel of its stores in the U.S. Shown here is a new supercenter just before its grand opening.
  9. Supermarket carts sit on February 27 2010 in front of a closed Carrefour hypermarket in Jambes. All Carrefour supermarkets in Belgium were closed by strike action on February 27 to protest at plans by the world's second largest retailer to cut jobs and close stores. In all 61 supermarkets and 56 hypermarkets were shut for the day. Carrefour, number two behind US retail giant Wal-Mart, announced on February 23 that 1,672 jobs would go and 21 loss-making stores close under restructuring plans. It also intends to freeze salaries for its remaining staff.
  10. Shopping trolleys are pictured outside a branch of the Asda supermarket chain in Manchester, north west England on January 28, 2009. Asda, the British supermarket chain owned by the world's biggest retailer Wal-Mart Stores, said Wednesday it planned to create 7,000 jobs during 2009.'This year we will create 7,000 new jobs at a time when many companies are having to lay people off,' Asda chief executive Andy Bond said.'We will also be helping 3,000 long-term unemployed get back into work by specifically targeting them for existing vacancies in our business.'
  11. In this June 23, 2010 photograph, an Amish buggy drives away from the Walmart store in Middlefield, Ohio. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is reporting a 3.6 percent increase in second-quarter net income Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2010, and is raising its earnings guidance for the full year as it benefits from cost-cutting.
  12. Joseph Casias, 30, speaks to reporters during a news conference Tuesday, June 29, 2010 on the steps of the Justice Hall in Battle Creek, Mich. Casias, who uses medical marijuana to treat symptoms of an inoperable brain tumor and cancer claims in a lawsuit filed Tuesday he was wrongfully fired from a Walmart store in Battle Creek after testing positive for the drug. Casias was fired last year after five years on the job despite being legally registered to use the drug under Michigan's medical marijuana law, according to the lawsuit against the world's largest retailer in state court.
  13. In this photo provided by the Salinas Police Department, Patrick Fousek, 38, is shown. Fousek and and 20-year-old Samantha Tomasini face child endangerment charges after police say they tried to sell their 6-month-old baby for $25 outside a Walmart store.
  14. Scott Kern sorts through some of his belongings Friday June 18, 2010 in Wadena, Minn. where the frame of his mobile home sits, at left, where his neighbor's garage used to be. Tornadoes that were part of a turbulent system that fueled twisters across the state, ripped through Wadena Thursday night. Officials said 34 people were treated at Wadena's hospital for storm-related injuries, but as of Friday morning only one remained hospitalized with injuries that were not life-threatening. Kern sought shelter in a nearby Wal-Mart with his two children while his wife was away.
  15. Missy Kern looks at her salvaged wedding album with her daughter Ashley, 6, as her husband Scott makes a phone call Friday June 18, 2010 in Wadena, Minn. with volunteers in the background clearing debris from the trees. Tornadoes that were part of a turbulent system that fueled twisters across the state, ripped through Wadena Thursday night. Officials said 34 people were treated at Wadena's hospital for storm-related injuries, but as of Friday morning only one remained hospitalized with injuries that were not life-threatening. Kern sought shelter in a nearby Wal-Mart with his two children while his wife was away. Their mobile home was completely destroyed in the tornado and their bathtub and appliances were thrown more that 50 yards into the trees behind them.

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  2. Croatia's Bojan Bogdanovic, left, passes the ball as Brazil's Marcelinho Machado defends during the preliminary round of the World Basketball Championship, Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010, in Istanbul, Turkey.
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