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Wal-Mart Sets Sights on India

Retail behemoth teams up with local biz, hoping to get piece of $300B market

By Dustin Lushing,  Newser Staff

Posted Aug 7, 2007 3:18 PM CDT

(Newser) – Wal-Mart will set up shop in the lucrative Indian market for the first time, the Times of London reports. In collaboration with Indian mobile phone company Bharti, the American retail giant will sell wholesale goods to small shops, restaurants, and other businesses. The first "...   Read full story »

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