Russia and Wal-Mart Have Started The Dance!

The Bentonville-based retailer also joined the Russian Association of Retail Companies, a trade association similar to the National Retail Federation in the United States, said Richard J. Coyle, Wal-Mart’s senior director for international corporate affairs. “Wal-Mart has been exploring opportunities in Russia for several months,” Coyle said, and joined the retail companies association “to participate