From: WSJ.com: Law Blog
H-E-B, Texas' second-largest grocery retailer behind Wal-Mart,
challenged Wal-Mart's claim that shoppers could save 700 a year by
shopping at Wal-Mart. Earlier this week, the NAD suggested that
suggested that Wal-Mart pull its ad.
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