Corporate press release announced Wednesday, October 21st. Opening paragraph is as follows:

BENTONVILLE, Ark., Oct. 21, 2009 – With a commitment to save American shoppers more than ever this holiday season, Walmart (NYSE:WMT) announced it will offer weekly deep savings events and new everyday low prices on thousands of items across the store, starting today through the holiday period. Each week, Walmart will announce new pricing reductions, beginning with select items in groceries and entertainment.


For example, starting this week Walmart stores nationwide and Walmart.com (www.walmart.com) will lower prices on select frequently purchased groceries and popular toys, including:
  • Rolls of 73% lean ground beef - $1.25 per pound (26% savings)
  • Bananas - $0.39 per pound (27% savings)
  • Spring Valley 500 mg chewable vitamin C (60 count) - $2 (60% savings)
  • Bakugan traps - $5 (36% savings)
  • Select board games, kids activity kits and Hot Wheels sets -- $15 (17% to 25% savings)
  • Ripstick - $49 (27% savings)
The entire (fairly brief) press release may be found here: Walmartstores.com: Walmart Announces Hundreds of Millions of Dollars in Price Reductions