A Round at Delightful Minerva Lake, Just Before Its Demise

Edit Golf 04 Jun 2016
The two par 5s on the front nine, the only par 5s on the par-69 course, are less than 450 yards ... I can only conclude that it stemmed from the course’s lack of length and par of 69. The truth is, the place is a delight and the course’s original holes are dazzlingly fun, especially the par 3s ... The par-3 fourth is the first hole we played that felt like it escaped from the Yale Golf Club in Connecticut, a McDonald special....

Rory McIlroy: Northern Irishman recovers well at the Memorial Tournament

Edit BBC News 04 Jun 2016
Memorial Tournament round two leaderboard (US unless stated). -12 ... Rory McIlroy shot a six-under-par 66 to recover from a disappointing opening round at the Memorial Tournament ... Americans Brendan Steele and Matt Kuchar were tied for first as overnight leader Dustin Johnson slipped back to joint fifth with a one-under-par 71 ... While American world number two Jordan Spieth rose to joint 22nd with a four-under-par score of 68 ... Search ... ....

Wal-Mart's CEO urges employees to reimagine company's future

Edit Arizona Daily Star 04 Jun 2016
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Wal-Mart's CEO urged employees on Friday to reimagine its future in a fast-shifting retail landscape ... ....

Wal-Mart says tech investments will boost online sales

Edit Reuters 04 Jun 2016
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc executives touted the technology investments the world's No. 1 retailer is making to boost online sales, during the annual shareholder meeting on Friday. ....

Snarf’s Sandwiches turns twenty

Edit Denver Post 04 Jun 2016
There’s a feeding frenzy for small restaurant spaces in Denver, but that isn’t stopping Jimmy “Snarf” Seidel. The proprietor of Denver-based Snarf’s Sandwiches has built his business by plunking sandwich shops in quirky locations — from a 600-square-foot “shack” in Boulder to a dilapidated former Big Top Auto Mart in the Berkeley neighborhood ... “The economics are very good,” he said. “We just grow, grow, grow, internally.” ... ....

Is Wal-Mart's multi-front fight enough? Shareholders meet

Edit Boston Herald 03 Jun 2016
— Wal-Mart executives pushed the message to shareholders and employees Friday that it's making big changes in a fast-shifting retail landscape that will position the company for more success ... But we are optimistic about the future," said Chairman Greg Penner, the son-in-law of board member Robson Walton, who is the son of Wal-Mart's late founder Sam Walton ... Wal-Mart is also spending money on its stores and its staff....

In China, Wal-Mart meets its match: Sun Art Retail

Edit China Daily 03 Jun 2016
At the store in Shanghai, signs promote "everyday low prices", along with temporary promotions-just like Wal-Mart Store Inc does ... It's an RT-Mart, a branch of a chain that is doing better in China than Wal-Mart. Wal-Mart ranks No 3 in market share in the big store sector and faces stiff competition from local and regional players like the No 2 that is Sun Art Retail Group, RT-Mart's parent....

Wal-Mart testing online grocery devliery using Uber, Lyft

Edit DNA India 03 Jun 2016
Wal-mart is running the pilot tests with Uber, Lyft to better compete with competition like Amazon. Wal-Mart Stores Inc says it will be testing its grocery delivery service with ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft in the next two weeks in Denver and Phoenix ... Wal-Mart's test works this way ... Customers pay Wal-Mart the regular $7 to $10 delivery charge online and make no payments to the driver....

Wal-Mart testing Uber, Lyft for online grocery delivery

Edit Atlanta Journal 03 Jun 2016
Wal-Mart Stores Inc ... Wal-Mart's test works this way ... Customers pay Wal-Mart the regular $7 to $10 delivery charge online and make no payments to the driver ... The tests with Uber and others come as Wal-Mart is also rapidly expanding its curbside grocery delivery to 14 new markets for a total of 54 markets and in over 200 stores ... Wal-Mart says 90 percent ......

Wal-Mart testing Uber, Lyft for online delivery

Edit Taipei Times 03 Jun 2016
Wal-Mart Stores Inc says it will be testing its grocery delivery service with ride-hailing companies Uber Technologies Inc and Lyft Inc in the next two weeks in Denver, Colorado, and Phoenix, Arizona ... Wal-Mart’s test works this way ... Customers pay Wal-Mart the regular US$7 to US$10 delivery charge online and make no payments to the driver....

Walmart takes aim at Amazon with help from Uber and Lyft

Edit Mashable 03 Jun 2016
(AP) — Wal-Mart Stores Inc ... Wal-Mart's test works this way ... Customers pay Wal-Mart the regular $7 to $10 delivery charge online and make no payments to the driver ... The tests with Uber and others come as Wal-Mart is also rapidly expanding its curbside grocery delivery to 14 new markets for a total of 54 markets and in over 200 stores ... Wal-Mart says 90 ......

Wal-Mart to Start Testing Grocery Delivery Through Uber, Lyft

Edit Bloomberg 03 Jun 2016
Wal-Mart Stores Inc ... The retailer will start trying out Uber in Denver and Lyft in Phoenix within the next two weeks, Wal-Mart’s chief operating officer of e-commerce, Michael Bender, said in a blog post ... Shoppers will pay a $7-to-$10 delivery charge to Wal-Mart to have the groceries brought to their door....

Wal-Mart to test delivery with Uber

Edit The Japan News 03 Jun 2016
(Reuters) — Wal-Mart Stores Inc will partner with ride hailing services Uber and Lyft to trial online grocery deliveries, as it looks to speed up shipment times and better compete with rivals like Amazon.com Inc ... Wal-Mart’s warehouse unit Sams ......
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