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Sam's Club is boosting its starting wage to $16 and speeding up raises for nearly 100,000 workers
The average hourly wage at Walmart-owned Sam's Club has increased by nearly 30% in the past five ye…
Dominick Reuter
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Target workers say they're walking as much as 20 miles a day. It's a sign of just how physical retail work has become.
Apple Watches and other activity trackers help show just how physical retail work can be, especiall…
Dominick Reuter
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America has a shoplifting epidemic. The thieves aren't who you think.
Suburban shoppers like the "Parmesan Bandit" are pilfering everything from tape measures to blocks …
Emily Stewart
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Sam's Club CEO says automating stores isn't a move to eliminate jobs
"We will not have fewer associates in clubs," Sam's Club CEO Chris Nicholas told Business Insider.
Dominick Reuter
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Some Walmart and Walgreens stores are locking up so much stuff that delivery workers are avoiding them
Delivery workers for Instacart and Walmart's Spark say all the locked-up merchandise at stores mean…
Alex Bitter
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The latest sign Costco is having a 'Netflix moment'
Morgan Stanley analysts say they've seen "surprising conversion rates" of previously non-member Cos…
Dominick Reuter
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Denny's is closing 150 locations in the latest sign of the squeeze on family dining
About 50 restaurants will be shut this year with the other 100 closing in 2025 in an attempt to rai…
Nora Redmond
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Bed Bath & Beyond owner to lay off 20% of its workforce
Beyond, Inc., formerly known as Overstock, said in a regulatory filing that it will cut one-fifth o…
Dominick Reuter
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How much the typical worker makes at 19 retailers, from Amazon to Walmart
So, to get a picture of what the typical worker makes in a year at various retail brands, Business …
Dominick Reuter
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Sam's Club just opened its first new location in 7 years. It doesn't have any checkout lanes.
Sam's Club CEO Chris Nicholas said the new high-tech location is a model for the 30 new stores plan…
Dominick Reuter
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A remote worker relocating to Walmart's headquarters says he's excited to work at the office, but he's stressed about the short timeline
Walmart is requiring formerly remote employees to relocate to one of three US offices in a matter o…
Dominick Reuter
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Costco's hourly workers are getting a raise read the CEO's memo
Costco's CEO said in a memo obtained by Business Insider that starting rates for most hourly positi…
Dominick Reuter
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Home Depot is requiring its corporate employees to do shifts at the company's stores
Home Depot says it is returning to a longstanding practice of requiring everyone in the company to …
Dominick Reuter
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From Zomato CEO to delivery partner: Deepinder Goyal’s experiment sheds light on the struggles faced by the company's gig workers
Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal worked as a delivery partner for a day to understand their challenges. H…
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Walmart's founder famously descended from the sky to check on stores. A store manager explained what it was like.
Walmart founder Sam Walton was an experienced pilot who would make surprise store visits. One manag…
Dominick Reuter
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From Walmart and Ikea to Heineken, here are the companies whose imports may be most impacted by the port strike
US port disruptions from the ongoing strike could impact the imports of major retailers like Walmar…
Jordan Hart
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America is getting hammered on the 'healthy' alternative to beer
Alcohol in a can was supposed to be a healthier, lighter alternative to beer. Nowadays, it's just g…
Emily Stewart
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Walmart's using more robots but says they'll actually extend warehouse workers' careers
Walmart warehouse work is physically taxing. Now, robots and forklifts are lightening the load, and…
Dominick Reuter
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Patagonia lays off staff and launches a 'business transformation' to set it up for the next 50 years
Patagonia CEO Ryan Gellert told staff in an internal email that the company was not immune from the…
Polly Thompson
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A major port strike is looming. Costco says it's prepared.
Costco's CEO said possible port shutdowns from a strike "could be disruptive," but the company has …