News Room

Welcome to the Walmart News Room. A list of our most recent news items can be found below.

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February 2010

Feb. 08, 2010 - The Walmart Foundation and CARE Launch Women's Empowerment Initiative in Bangladesh Factories

January 2010

Jan. 28, 2010 - Walmart Foundation Tax Preparation Partnership Expects to Yield More Than $1 Billion in Tax Savings for Consumers
Jan. 13, 2010 - Walmart Donates $600,000 in Response to Haiti Earthquake

December 2009

Dec. 12, 2009 - Holiday Wreaths to be Laid at the Memorial site for Flight 93 to Honor Veterans as Part of "Walmart Gives Back" Holiday Giving Campaign
Dec. 12, 2009 - Holiday Wreaths to be Laid at Fayetteville National Cemetery to Honor Veterans as Part of "Walmart Gives Back" Holiday Giving Campaign
Dec. 12, 2009 - Holiday Wreaths to be Laid at Battery Park to Honor 9/11 Victims and Veterans as Part of "Walmart Gives Back" Holiday Giving Campaign
Dec. 12, 2009 - Holiday Wreaths to be Laid at Arlington National Cemetery to Honor Veterans as Part of "Walmart Gives Back" Holiday Giving Campaign Walmart Helps Wreaths Across America Lay 16,000 Wreaths at Nationa
Dec. 11, 2009 - Holiday Wreaths to be Laid at the Pentagon to Honor Veterans as Part of "Walmart Gives Back" Holiday Giving Campaign
Dec. 04, 2009 - Walmart Gives $1.1 Million to Support Military Families and Honor Fallen Heroes This Holiday Season

November 2009

Nov. 16, 2009 - Walmart and the Walmart Foundation Donate $100,000 to Provide Legal Services to Low-Income Arkansans
Nov. 11, 2009 - Walmart Foundation, Thurgood Marshall College Fund® Team Up to Provide Scholarship Funding to College Students in Critical Times
Nov. 10, 2009 - Walmart and CARE Launch New Initiative to Empower Marginalized Women in India
Nov. 03, 2009 - Walmart Foundation Kicks-Off $32 Million Holiday Giving Campaign with Historic Hunger Relief Effort