Wal-Mart Seeks to Soften Criticism

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NEW YORK Wal-Mart has launched a national ad campaign that focuses on its employees as well as the company’s expansion into low-income neighborhoods.

The campaign, via Bernstein-Rein, Kansas City, Mo., has unofficially been dubbed the “Good jobs” effort. It comes on the heels of a decision this week by a federal judge who granted class-action status to a sex-discrimination lawsuit against the world’s No. 1 retailer, which industry experts said might eventually lead to a settlement or judgment that could cost the company billions of dollars.

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