February 14, 2012
The following articles have been tagged with "Wal-mart":
Business & Money: 20 Sep 10
Swedish furniture giant Ikea is looking to expand further in Asia in the coming years, according to CEO Mikael Ohlsson, who added that the company’s sales continue to climb.
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Business & Money: 30 Mar 09
Swedish furniture giant Ikea and US retailer Wal-Mart was among several international companies criticized by a Norwegian group for what it deemed "unacceptable" working conditions at a Turkish supplier.
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Business & Money: 23 Sep 08
US retailing giant Wal-Mart is in talks about opening a store in Sundsvall in northern Sweden, officials from the city report.
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Business & Money: 12 Jul 07
Six Swedish companies have made it onto the annual list of the world's 500 most successful businesses published by Fortune magazine. The highest-ranked Swedish firm is Volvo, while Electrolux brings up the yellow-and-blue rear.
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National: 16 Jan 07
Shiver me timbers! The biggest retailer in the world teams up with Swedish pirates in a bid to make more doubloons and pieces of eight from Christmas DVD sales.
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Lifestyle: 21 Nov 06
As campaigning American documentaries turn their attentions to Wal-Mart, Eddie de Oliveira checks out a varied diet of international independent film on view at this week's Stockholm Film Festival.
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Business & Money: 8 Sep 06
The 195 billion kronor Swedish second national pension fund, AP2, has withdrawn its bond and equities investments in Wal-Mart Mexico, claiming the firm breaches human rights.
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Smörgåsbord: 8 Dec 04
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As diverse as Sweden is, there are a few societal norms that are distinctly Swedish. Understanding a handful of them will hopefully prepare you culturally before you relocate. When you're invited home to a Swede, you better be on time and take your shoes off, writes expat Lola Akinmade-Åkerström. Read more »
Sweden is a country where almost everyone can speak English. So why bother to learn Swedish? Edina Varnagy from Hungary managed with English for a whole year but then found that Swedish could open doors – to a job, a social life and greater understanding. Read more »
"The ice dripped in the winter sun. It was the first day when the light had been intense enough to cause dripping in the sunlight. To hear it was an extraordinary wakeup call. The cycle was happening again as it always does, always will (or so we think). I imagined that on my summer island, the bees..." READ »
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