Wal-Mart said contacts between its suppliers and Ether Tex predated the factory's presence in the building.
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Finally, Wal-Mart said last week it would drop HD DVD and sell only Blu-ray players and discs.
In a statement, Wal-Mart said it respected the government's decision and looked forward to arriving at a consensus.
Wal-Mart said that shoppers who came for "door-buster" deals on electronics and toys stayed to snap up housewares.
Wal-Mart said it didn't know its goods were being produced at the plant, which wasn't authorized to make them.
Wal-Mart said its safety plan meets or exceeds the proposal and "will get results more quickly, " a spokesman said.
In September, Wal-Mart said it was planning to open its first retail stores in the country in two years.
"There is a need for heightened attention to the risks specifically related to building structure in Bangladesh, " Wal-Mart said in the letter.
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Wal-Mart said the move will give part-time employees much higher earning potential.
Wal-Mart said it stands by its zero-tolerance policy to automatically cut ties with suppliers that violate its safety standards or engage in unauthorized subcontracting.
Wal-Mart said it is still investigating whether Ether Tex or any of Rana Plaza's other garment manufacturers were currently producing clothing for the company.
Wal-Mart said that it plans to focus on buying more in areas such as sporting goods, fashion basics, storage products, games and paper products.
Wal-Mart said none of its clothing had been authorized to be made in the facility, but it is investigating whether there was any unauthorized production.
Wal-Mart said the company changed its reporting structure to centralize control.
Wal-Mart said it plans to hire every veteran who wants a job and has been honorably discharged in the first 12 months off active duty.
In 2007 Wal-Mart said it planned to open 400 clinics in its stores, over two to three years, and up to 2, 000 clinics in five-to-seven.
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Wal-Mart said its initiatives are unrelated to those events, but rather are meant to highlight that companies don't have to wait for lawmakers in Washington, D.
Among the strategies, Wal-Mart said it will make sure that its part-time workers have "first shot" at the full-time job openings in the stores in their area.
Wal-Mart said that in 2010 it began asking its suppliers to phase out production in factories housed in multistory buildings that were shared with other factories or commercial shops.
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In asking the Supreme Court to review the issue, Wal-Mart said the appeals court misapplied the standards for defining a class of plaintiffs, exposing it to punitive damages when it should be liable only for back pay.
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In the US, Wal-Mart has said it is conducting its own investigation of the case.
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To strengthen compliance, Wal-Mart in July brought in U.S. law firm Greenberg Traurig LLP and auditing firm KPMG LLP, the Wal-Mart spokeswoman said.
Wal-Mart had said it wanted to buy the bank so it could process 35 million ATM transactions monthly, retaining millions in debit-handling fees, which it could translate into savings passed onto customers.
In response to the newspaper report, another Wal-Mart spokesman said the company has taken a number of steps in Mexico to strengthen its compliance with the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
"We are committed to complying with all laws and regulations and are in the process of implementing a number of specific, concrete actions to strengthen our compliance program in India, " the Wal-Mart spokeswoman said.
"We are in the process of implementing additional controls for our new store permit-and-licensing program to ensure the process is handled appropriately and in full compliance with all laws and regulations, " the Wal-Mart spokeswoman said.
Wal-Mart in September said it planned to open its first retail stores in the country in two years.
Wal-Mart in February said it plans to increase its stake in Yihaodian to 51% from 18%, pending government approval.
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"We are cooperating with the Indian government and the Justice Mukul Mudgal Committee, " a Wal-Mart India spokeswoman said by email Friday.
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