Wal-mart Hiring

The number of jobs being created is consistent with previous years, said Lorenzo Lopez, a spokesman for Wal-Mart, the largest US retailer and private employer.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc reported higher-than-expected quarterly earnings on Thursday, saying an improved shopping experience stemming from employee wage increases helped draw more customers to its stores.

The new hiring policy is to ensure "we are staffed appropriately," when the stores are busiest and is not a cost-cutting move, said company spokesman David Tovar.

At a time when retailing giant Wal-Mart's disclosures on lobbying in the US are raising political temperatures in India, documents with the US House of Representatives reveal that over years around 27 Indian companies have spent thousands of dollars doing the same in the US.

The number of jobs being created is consistent with previous years, said Lorenzo Lopez, a spokesman for Wal-Mart, the largest US retailer and private employer.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc reported higher-than-expected quarterly earnings on Thursday, saying an improved shopping experience stemming from employee wage increases helped draw more customers to its stores.

The new hiring policy is to ensure "we are staffed appropriately," when the stores are busiest and is not a cost-cutting move, said company spokesman David Tovar.

At a time when retailing giant Wal-Mart's disclosures on lobbying in the US are raising political temperatures in India, documents with the US House of Representatives reveal that over years around 27 Indian companies have spent thousands of dollars doing the same in the US.