Leon Nicholas

It might be just a case of growing pains. But once more there are indications that Wal-Mart’s new Express format isn’t working out quite as planned. Crain’s Chicago Business reports the retailer made the decision to shutter its 10,0000-sq.-ft. Express store in the West Chatham area of Chicago and has not gone ahead with any additional Express stores in the Chicago area, in spite of previous plans. Wal-Mart’s executives claim the West Chatham store had to be closed because it was cannibalizing sales from a newly opened nearby supercenter. However, according to an

Wal-Mart is experimenting with allowing customers to buy merchandise online and have it delivered free to urban FedEx locations, a bid to boost sales in big cities where the retailer has little to no store presence.