The Monday after the deadly collapse of Rana Plaza in Savar, Bangladesh, Joe Fresh parent company Loblaw joined fellow retailers Sears Canada and Wal-Mart Canada at an emergency meeting of the Retail Council of Canada to discuss how to combat working conditions in sweatshops.

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In the previous quarter, every international region generated positive comparable store sales growth for Wal-Mart with main contributors being the U.K., Canada and Mexico.

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It has been successful in Canada, for instance, and in Mexico, where Wal-Mart is the biggest private employer.

ECONOMIST: Wal-Mart