Walmart News
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Sand Springs -
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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Chandler -
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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Luther -
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 has announced today that it will be closing 269 of its aproximately 11,600 stories worldwide. Roughly half of the store closures will be in the United States and many others in Brazil.
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On Friday Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. announced plans to close 269 stores in the U.S. and globally. The closures come after an active review of the nearly 11,600 stores worldwide, taking into account a number of factors.
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Myrtle Beach -
A 23-year-old South Carolina woman was arrested after it is alleged she assaulted two Walmart loss prevention officers and a customer while she was leaving the store after stealing several items.
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Bay City -
A couple in Michigan became engaged at a Walmart store, and afterwards they decided the best way to celebrate was to shoplift from the store.
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New York -
Smaller crowds and fewer unruly bargain-hunters made the start of the holiday shopping season seem almost civilized, reports from around the country appear to indicate.
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Walmart has hired an intelligence-gathering team from Lockheed Martin, one of the biggest defense contracting companies in the world, to survey its employees and keep track of union activity, Bloomberg's Susan Berfield reports.
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Foreclosures and short sales dropped to 6 percent in October, down from 9 percent a year ago, and the lowest level since the National Association of Realtors stared tracking distressed sales in October 2008.
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It's still difficult to find a decent smartphone when on a restricted budget, especially if you only have $10. However, Walmart is now selling an Android phone for exactly that price and, as a basic handset, it doesn't even look too bad.
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And the IMF has a point. The Fed may be anxious to raise rates but for all their talk they haven’t rolled out the data to back that position.
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Tupelo -
A Mississippi man, upset that Walmart no longer sells Confederate flags, allegedly tossed a bomb inside one of the big box stores in Tupelo, early Sunday.
Marshall W. Leonard, 61, was charged on Tuesday afternoon with planting an explosive device.
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Ever hear something like "She thinks that as the head cheerleader that her shit doesn't stink and smells like roses?" Well it just might be true. A viral video and is about to change all that and will make your crap smell like roses.
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The government announced there will be no cost-of-living (COLA) increase in their benefits next year. The difference would mean an average of a little more than $500 a year in Social Security benefits.
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Doug McMillon, Walmart’s chief executive, said the company needed to invest to return to growth. McMillon said: “Retail history is very clear. Those that are unwilling or unable to change go away.
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The U.S. will face a shortage of nearly 50,000 truck drivers by the end of this year, according to a report by the American Trucking Associations (ATA). That's a sharp uptick from only two years ago when the shortage was pegged at 30,000 drivers.
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Over the last few months, Walmart has been increasing pay for entry-level workers, so all workers were making at least $9 per hour.
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Amazon’s decision to announce a Black Friday-like sale called Prime Day on July 15 has triggered an avalanche of competing retailers with their own online deals.
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Macon -
A group of 40 to 50 teenagers attending a party in Macon, Georgia's Southside decided to trash a Walmart in an attempt to “see how much damage they could cause,” local police allege.
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Slidell -
A man went to a Walmart store and was able to get an ISIS cake made, but at another Walmart store, they refused to make a Confederate flag cake.
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Walmart accused of systematically routing profits through tax havens such as Luxembourg, in order to reduce their tax liabilities.
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San Fransisco -
Wal-Mart, one of the biggest employers in the world and a company that enjoyed a net income of $15.4 billion in 2015, has been found guilty of not paying the minimum wage in California.
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On Friday morning, retail giant, Walmart, along with Sam's Club, announced they wanted their food suppliers to put an end to the inhumane treatment of animals and the overuse of antibiotics for growth purposes.
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Walmart Image
Protest at Walmart store Shannon Watson
A map of Walmart subsidiaries and where they are located Americans for Tax Fairness
Walmart on Campus. University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Ark.
Asda, part of Walmart, prides itself on providing customers with value for money.
Shareholders descend on the Walmart Visitor Center. Bentonville, Ark.
Our Walmart demonstration Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2011, at the Walmart Home Office in Bentonville, Ark. Marc F. Henning
UA grounds and parking lots were transformed into activity areas for Walmart shareholders. University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Ark.
Sam Walton's red and white 1979 Ford half-ton pickup truck. Walmart Visitor Center. Bentonville, Ark.
Walmart even had small Christmas trees for the budget-minded
A Bangladeshi police official walks around the Tazreen factory, after the November 2012 fire. Salon
Walmart on Campus. University of Arkansas. Fayetteville, Ark.
Walmart Home Office, the headquarters of Wal-Mart - Bentonville, Arkansas Wikimedia
young people caught on video partying at Jacksonville Walmart IsingJay94/YouTube
Former Walmart CEO Mike Duke Walmart Corporate Flickr account
Walmart parking lot. Joplin, Mo. June 5, 2011
Newly renovated Walmart Visitor Center features more interactive media. Bentonville, Ark.
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