Retail & Mega-Stores

Wal-Mart

bgaffney — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 10:33:46 -0400

Review:

Excerpt: "This is a report of a Worker Rights Consortium (WRC) labor rights assessment of Lianglong Socks Co. Ltd (hereafter “Lianglong”), a hosiery factory in Zhuji City, People’s Republic of China. Zhuji City is located in the eastern Chinese province of Zhejiang and is a major center of hosiery production. Lianglong is a producer of hosiery for RJ McCarthy, a supplier of Catholic school uniforms for a number of Catholic District School Boards in Ontario, Canada. The factory also reportedly produces for Wal-Mart.1 According to factory management, Lianglong employs roughly 200 workers.

Nike

Bodhi Harnish — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 13:35:49 -0500

Company Snapshot:

Nike is the world's leading supplier of athletic shoes, apparel and sports equipment with revenue in excess of $16 billion USD in 2007. Operating in more than 160 countries around the globe Nike and is subsidiaries can be found in most shoe retailing stores. In addition to manufacturing their products Nike also runs a chain of retail stores known as Niketown.

Office Depot

Ian Elwood — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 13:35:19 -0500

Company Snapshot:

Office Depot is the second largest office supply and products retailer (behind Staples). The company has over 1,600 locations globally and opened its first Florida store in 1986. Multiple states have investigated or canceled contracts with Office Depot for various questionable pricing schemes.

Kroger

Ian Elwood — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 13:20:21 -0500

Company Snapshot:

The Kroger Co. operates retail food and drug stores, multi-department stores, jewelry stores and convenience stores throughout the United States. The Company also manufactures and processes some of the food for sale in its supermarkets. It reported over US$60 billion in sales during its most recent fiscal year and is the top grocery retailer in the country and third-place general retailer in the country, behind Wal-Mart and The Home Depot.

Sears Holdings

Ian Elwood — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 20:14:41 -0500

Company Snapshot:

Sears Holdings Corporation is the fourth largest retailer in the United States, behind Wal-Mart, The Home Depot, and Kroger. It was formed in 2005 with the purchase of Sears, Roebuck and Company of Hoffman Estates, Illinois by Kmart Holdings Corporation of Troy, Michigan.

Home Depot

Ian Elwood — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 20:15:01 -0400

Company Snapshot:

Home Depot operates a chain of more than 2,000 retail stores that sell lumber and other building materials as well as house furnishings, tools and garden supplies in the US, Canada and Latin America. Based in Atlanta, Home Depot employs over 345,000 people. In fiscal 2006 the company reported revenues of more than $81.511 billion.

American Apparel

Ian Elwood — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 15:42:56 -0400

Company Snapshot:

American Apparel is a clothing company with the assurance of “sweatshop-free” clothing. It was started by a young entrepreneur Dov Charney with the hopes of attracting a market base of young, hip urbanites with a mind towards labor rights and ethical business practices. American Apparel now has stores in L.A., New York, and Chicago, among other locations, with 4,500 employees that receive living wages and benefits.

Wal-Mart

Ian Elwood — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 19:01:08 -0400

Company Snapshot:

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. is an American public corporation that runs a chain of large, discount department stores. It was founded by Sam Walton in 1962, incorporated on October 31, 1969, and listed on the New York Stock Exchange in 1972. It is the largest private employer in the world and the fourth largest utility or commercial employer, trailing the People's Liberation Army of China, the National Health Service of the United Kingdom, and the Indian Railways.

Gelmart Industries, Inc.

Ian Elwood — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 17:35:33 -0400

Company Snapshot:

Gelmart Industries , Inc. is one of the largest privately owned direct manufacturer of intimate apparel in the world. The company manufacturers and distributes lingerie that is sold in department stores, mass merchants and specialty stores nationwide. Gelmart also serves as a contract manufacturer for other brands, and has a showroom in Manhattan where it employs more than 20 workers. Its clients include Playtex, Wal-Mart and Liz Claiborne.