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Bentonville, Ark.-based Wal-Mart is converting existing 39,000-square-foot Wal-Mar Neighborhood Markets in Phoenix and Houston into the Hispanic Thetwo stores, both in Hispanic will open during the first half of the year unded the name Supermercado de Walmart. Companuy officials say the stores will feature a new signage and products designed to make them relevanft toHispanic customers. The staff will be Amy Wyatt-Moore, the company’s public relations and brand reputatio manager, said Wal-Mart would not provide information about thestores — including the locations until after the pilot project begins, sometime before June 30.
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JOB Here’s some disturbing news: Job discrimination complaintsw acrossthe U.S. hit record levelzs in fiscal 2008. The reports abougt 95,400 workplace discrimination claims were filee for the yearendedd Sept. 30, the most recentg data available. That’s up from 82,800 the previouss year. Complaints based on race, gender, age and religion all saw year-over-yeat gains. John Lomax, a labor and employment shareholder at the Phoenix law offic e of GreenbergTraurig LLP, isn’t surprised. As more employersx cut hiring andincrease layoffs, more lawsuits are filed against he said.