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Walmart stock surges to all-time highs as sales jump even as other companies see consumers turn cautious

Walmart's stock soared as much as 8.4% Thursday after reporting strong sales last quarter, even as …

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Walmart is trying to lure Amazon shoppers with a half-price membership ahead of Prime Day

Amazon's Prime Day is still a week away, but a Walmart+ membership is $49 until July 18.

Dominick Reuter   


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Walmart CEO Doug McMillon shares 3 tips for success in work and life

Walmart's Doug McMillon shared three pieces of advice for new graduates, and revealed a mistake tha…

Dominick Reuter   


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Amazon just turned up the heat in the grocery wars with Walmart and Target

Amazon Prime members can now get unlimited grocery deliveries for $9.99 per month, joining Walmart …

Dominick Reuter   


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Thanks to AI, snowstorms won't stop Walmart delivering your presents this Christmas

Here's how the retail giant is using AI to predict sales across the US and redirect inventory.

Polly Thompson   


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Walmart and Amazon face legal trouble for using a points system to track and fire employees over absences: lawyers

Walmart and Amazon are facing wrongful-termination lawsuits stemming from their points-based attend…

Natalie Musumeci   


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How Walmart, Kroger, and other major retailers are ramping up self-checkout tech to combat theft

Companies like Walmart and Kroger are outfitting their self-checkouts with cameras, AI-enabled sens…

Dominick Reuter   


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Walmart vs Target: When it comes to groceries it's not really a competition

Sales boomed at Walmart, where 1 in 4 US grocery dollars are spent, but slid at Target, which relie…

Dominick Reuter   


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I tried Walmart's self-checkout to see if it was as frustrating as some shoppers say. Here's what I found.

After hearing about the ways Walmart shoppers have been surprised with missed-scan alerts, I decide…

Dominick Reuter   


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Meet the typical retail worker: an elder millennial woman earning $18 hourly picking online Walmart orders

Walmart's US workforce of more than 1.5 million people is at least three times bigger than that of …

Dominick Reuter   


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11 Facts About Walmart That’ll Blow Your Mind

Walmart is among the fastest growing retail chain with every flavour of innovation and techn…

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Why retail crime rings target cheap goods at Walmart and CVS and skip luxury stores

Luxury goods like jewelry are infrequently targeted as part of organized retail crime, according to…

Ben Tobin   


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Walmart is crushing Target by luring wealthier shoppers and dominating groceries

Target blamed its weak quarter on a range of factors: slowing sales, higher markdown rates, and an …

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Amazon's own Prime members prefer Walmart over Whole Foods. It's a worrying sign for the tech giant's grocery aspirations.

Amazon Prime members were more likely to have shopped recently at Walmart for groceries over Amazon…

Alex Bitter   


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I'm the CEO of a PR firm and I'm tired of the commodification of Juneteenth. Here's how companies can commemorate respectfully.

When Walmart's "Celebration Edition: Juneteenth Ice Cream" was pulled from shelves following widesp…

Jessica Lewis   


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Flipkart has ‘lived up to expectations so far’, says Walmart CEO, confirms IPO plans

Walmart International CEO and President Judith McKenna on Wednesday said that the US-based retailer…

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Walmart's experiment with pickup-and-delivery stores appears to be over as the last two prepare to close

Walmart opened its first pickup-and-delivery-only store concept in 2014 near its Arkansas headquart…

Ben Tobin   


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FTC sues Walmart after claiming that it deceptively advertised some of its products as 'made from bamboo'

The Federal Trade Commission alleged that bedding and towels sold by Walmart were described as bein…

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Walmart workers to begin seeing higher paychecks on March 2, but their minimum wage will still be below Amazon, Costco, and Target

Walmart is boosting the minimum wage for all associates to $14 per hour from $12. Workers say the p…

Ben Tobin