Walmart News
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Walmart hare recently announced 43 percent increase in e-commerce sales that was fueled by increased investment in digital assets. This places Walmart in a stronger position to challenge Amazon. Keith Ryu, CEO of Fountain looks at what’s been happening.
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By AFP
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Members of the European Parliament on Friday called on Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos to stop selling Soviet-themed merchandise on the global online shopping platform insisting that it is offends victims of the regime, according to an open letter.
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Walmart, which has pioneered various forms of retail technology, is opening an experimenting store in Texas to test out different types of retail technology based on a mobile-first approach. If successful, the technology will be rolled out more widely.
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Amazon will raise the wages of over 250,000 minimum wage employees to $15 an hour. This is more than twice the present federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour. The wage hike goes into effect on November 1.
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Walmart, Amazon's biggest rival in online shopping, increased its minimum wage back in 2016. That same year, the retailer saw a boost in sales, which the CEO attributed to the pay raise.
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Walmart and its membership-only retail warehouse Sam’s Club will require leafy greens suppliers to implement real-time, farm-to-store tracking systems using blockchain technology.
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About two weeks ago, Walmart Inc sent a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer. The company warned that American consumers will end up being the ones hurt by the $200 billion in new tariffs on Chinese goods.
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By AFP
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Lithuania on Friday urged American retail giant Walmart to stop selling T-shirts and hoodies with Soviet hammer and sickle symbols, insisting that the image insults victims of often deadly Soviet-era persecution.
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Will the adoption of technology from Microsoft mean the end of checkout lines at Walmart, not to mention the loss of cashier jobs? New technology has the potential to make this happen.
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The board of Flipkart On Line Services has approved an agreement that will see it sell about three quarters of the company to Walmart Inc. for approximately $15 billion according to people familiar with what is happening.
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Walmart will partner with delivery service DoorDash to provide its online grocery delivery service. The service will begin in Atlanta Georgia but the company hopes it will expand throughout the United States.
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On Tuesday, U.S. retail giant Walmart partnered with the National Center on Sexual Exploitation (NCOSE) to announce it is removing Cosmopolitan from its checkout lines - moving the magazine to the magazine and books section of its stores.
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Walmart has taken the first step in ensuring foods such as apples, pumpkins and almonds remain on shelves in the event of a bee extinction.
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Walmart has filed a patent application for a "smart package" that will enable the company to track products sold more efficiently and also better authenticate customers.
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Walmart Inc, the nation's largest retailer, announced on Wednesday it was raising the minimum age for the purchase of firearms and ammunition to 21 from 18. Walmart stopped selling assault-style firearms and accessories in 2015.
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Walmart confirmed Thursday that it is closing dozens of Sam's Club warehouse stores across the country, laying off thousands of employees, on the same day it announced that it was boosting its starting salary for U.S. workers.
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A Miami District Court judge gave environmentalists fighting a construction project a victory on Friday, issuing an emergency injunction halting bulldozers clearing land for a Walmart shopping center near Zoo Miami.
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Last month, Walmart announced it was testing a home delivery service where employees come inside the home to restock the refrigerator. Amazon, not to be outdone, has announced its own home delivery service, mirroring its competitor.
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-Primer is a company coming out of stealth, with $14.7 million in funding.
-Previously, Primer CEO Sean Gourley had an illustrious career in academia and the public sector, including a stint in Iraq using algorithms to predict insurgent activity.
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Google has announced a partnership with Walmart that will let you order household items using Google Assistant and your voice. It comes amid a surge in interest in voice shopping and transformative retail experiences. Google also offers free delivery.
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By AFP
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Walmart, the world's biggest retailer, and Google, the internet's predominant search engine, are teaming up in an attempt to challenge Amazon's growing dominance in online shopping.
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A woman was found dead at a Walmart in Oklahoma. Her body was found in the bathroom, and police have now launched an investigation.
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Amazon is making it cheaper to qualify for free shipping.
The retailer just lowered its free-shipping minimum to $25 from $35 for customers who aren't members of its Prime membership program.
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Environmental groups have reacted positively to the news that Walmart and True Value have decided to eliminate neonicotinoid pesticides, linked to global bee declines, from company garden retail supply chains.
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On April 19, during its Sustainability Milestone Summit, Walmart officially kicked off a new project to cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across its global supply chain, inviting suppliers to join them in pledging to cut GHG emissions.
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The surveillance video shows two Chandler, Arizona police officers in a local Walmart after receiving a call. The alleged trespasser pulled out a gun and shot the two officers multiple times before one of the injured officers returned fire, killing him.
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Walmart intends to shed 7,000 jobs in its American stores in the next few months. Employees will be offered employment elsewhere in the stores although many of these jobs will pay less.
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Walmart Canada has joined with No Frills and Costco on a list of Canadian retailers that have stopped accepting Visa cards from their customers, citing what they call "unacceptably high" transaction fees.
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Walmart announced plans to build and operate its own dairy processing plan. The goal is to supply its own line of milk to hundreds of stores in 2017.
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One year ago, members of an Oklahoma youth football team watched their football field transform from grass to concrete when a Walmart Express moved in. In less than a year the store has closed, and the team wants their field restored.
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Walmart Shareholders' Meeting shuttle bus at Walmart on Campus. Fayetteville, Ark.
Buses shuttled shareholders around Northwest Arkansas. In front of Benton County Courthouse, Bentonville, Ark.
2011 Walmart Shareholders' Meeting held at Bud Walton Arena. Fayetteville, Ark.
Shareholders descend on the Walmart Visitor Center. Bentonville, Ark.
Walmart Visitor Center. Bentonville, Ark.
Walmart on Campus. University of Arkansas. Fayetteville, Ark.
Walmart Home Office, the headquarters of Wal-Mart - Bentonville, Arkansas Wikimedia
Walmart has raised the age to buy firearms in its U.S. stores from 18 to 21. Raysonho @ Open Grid Scheduler / Grid Engine
Asda, part of Walmart, selling bottled tap water sharing shelves with premium mineral and spring water brands.
A map of Walmart subsidiaries and where they are located Americans for Tax Fairness
Walmart workers on strike walk a picket line during a protest over unsafe working conditions and poor wages outside a Walmart store in Pico Rivera, California, October 4 With permission by Reuters / Jonathan Alcorn
The Walmart next to the Jilin mall looked festive with red lanterns hung from the ceiling
Walmart on Campus. University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Ark.
Walmart even had small Christmas trees for the budget-minded
Sam Walton's red and white 1979 Ford half-ton pickup truck. Walmart Visitor Center. Bentonville, Ark.
Wal-Mart's Great Value bottled water is sourced from the Sacramento, California municipal water supply. YouTube
A Bangladeshi police official walks around the Tazreen factory, after the November 2012 fire. Salon
The flag of Mississippi, with the Confederate emblem on the left. Wikimedia Commons
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