GLOBAL: Wal-Mart freezes capex spending for next year
By Dean Best | 13 October 2011
Wal-Mart Stores has decided to freeze its capital expenditure in its upcoming financial year as it looks to make its spending "more productive".
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Wal-Mart Stores has decided to freeze its capital expenditure in its upcoming financial year as it looks to make its spending "more productive".
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