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January 25, 2021

Walmart

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Retail’s online future grows brighter after pandemic bump

January 8, 2021 Damian J. Troise, Associated Press

Online shopping has been a lifeline for many as the virus pandemic shuttered stores and kept people at home. The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the change in how people shop in a world growing more […]

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Walmart sells majority stake in Japanese Seiyu supermarket

November 16, 2020 Yuri Kageyama, Associated Press

TOKYO — U.S. retailer Walmart is selling off 85% of its wholly owned Japanese supermarket subsidiary Seiyu, while retaining a 15% stake, in a deal valued at $1.6 billion, the companies said Monday. KKR & […]

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Walmart removes guns, ammunition on display at U.S. stores

October 30, 2020 Anne D'Innocenzio, Associated Press

NEW YORK — Walmart says it has removed ammunition and firearms from displays at its U.S. stores, citing “civil unrest” in some areas. The nation’s largest retailer, based in Bentonville, Arkansas, sells firearms in about […]

Business

Walmart testing drones for deliveries in North Carolina city

September 9, 2020 Anne D'Innocenzio, Associated Press

NEW YORK — Walmart launched a pilot program Wednesday using drones to deliver groceries and household essentials in a North Carolina city. The retail giant is using drones from Flytrex in Fayetteville, where it says […]

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15 years later, Walmart launches its answer to Amazon Prime

September 1, 2020 Joseph Pisani, Associated Press

NEW YORK — Walmart is launching a new membership service that it hopes can compete with Amazon Prime. Called Walmart+, it will cost $98 a year, or $12.95 a month, and give members same-day delivery […]

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What does Walmart see in TikTok? Millions of young shoppers

August 31, 2020 Joseph Pisani and Tali Arbel, Associated Press

NEW YORK — Walmart may be the world’s largest retailer but it has mostly failed in its efforts to break Amazon’s online dominance. Could TikTok, a fast-growing 3-year-old app filled with goofy videos, be the […]

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Walmart may join Microsoft in bid for video app TikTok

August 27, 2020 Joseph Pisani and Zen Soo, Associated Press

Walmart said Thursday it may join Microsoft to buy the U.S. business of TikTok, the popular Chinese-owned video app that has come under fire from the Trump administration. Microsoft and TikTok declined to comment Thursday. […]

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Walmart looks to hire 50K more; Boeing gets another setback

April 18, 2020 The Associated Press

The outbreak of the coronavirus has dealt a shock to the global economy with unprecedented speed. Following are developments from this week related to the global economy, the work place and the spread of the […]

Business

Food stamps and online grocery shopping are about to mix

April 19, 2019 Anne D'Innocenzio | The Associated Press

NEW YORK — Amazon and Walmart on Thursday kicked off a two-year government pilot program allowing low-income shoppers on government food assistance in New York to shop and pay for their groceries online for the […]

Business

Walmart raises minimum wage, announces bonus, closure of 10% of Sam’s Club locations

January 11, 2018 Nandita Bose | Reuters

NEW YORK — Walmart on Thursday said it will raise entry-level wages for U.S. hourly employees to $11 an hour in February as it benefits from last month’s major corporate tax cut and on the […]

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