walmart

Walmart Inc. is an American multinational retail corporation that operates a chain of hypermarkets, discount department stores, and grocery stores, headquartered in Bentonville, Arkansas. The company was founded by Sam Walton in 1962 and incorporated on October 31, 1969.

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Alibaba Halts Vaping Component Sales In The US
Alibaba Halts Vaping Component Sales In The US
October 09, 2019  |  Retail

Regulators continue to examine reports of disease and deaths allegedly linked to eCigarettes. And amid that scrutiny, Chinese eCommerce giant Alibaba said on Wednesday (Oct....

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Walmart’s Bonobos Cuts Staffers To Buoy Sagging Online Sales
Walmart’s Bonobos Cuts Staffers To Buoy Sagging Online Sales
October 07, 2019  |  Walmart

Walmart-owned men’s retailer Bonobos laid off staff on Monday (Oct. 7) in the light of continued losses by its parent company. The Wall Street Journal...

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Bitcoin Daily: Walmart Puts Shrimp On The Blockchain; Two Japanese Cos Form Blockchain Alliance
Bitcoin Daily: Walmart Puts Shrimp On The Blockchain; Two Japanese Cos Form Blockchain Alliance
October 07, 2019  |  Bitcoin

Walmart has revealed that it is piloting the first use of blockchain to track shrimp supply chains. The retail giant, working with IBM, will track...

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Walmart Finds Buyer For ModCloth
Walmart Finds Buyer For ModCloth
October 07, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Go Global Retail announced its plans to acquire the assets of ModCloth from Walmart. ModCloth offers exclusive indie and vintage-inspired women’s clothing, shoes, handbags and...

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Walmart To Pilot Program To Connect Employees With Doctors
Walmart To Pilot Program To Connect Employees With Doctors
October 03, 2019  |  Walmart

Walmart, one of the largest companies in the world, will begin pilot testing new healthcare programs for its employees starting next year, according to a...

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For Amazon And Walmart, New Devices And Directions Fuel This Week’s Battle
For Amazon And Walmart, New Devices And Directions Fuel This Week’s Battle
September 27, 2019  |  Walmart Amazon whole paycheck

Comparatively speaking, the volume of news out of both Walmart and Amazon was down a bit this week in terms of efforts to capture the...

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Retail Pulse: Walmart Provides Health Career Path; Inspire Brands To Buy Jimmy John’s
Retail Pulse: Walmart Provides Health Career Path; Inspire Brands To Buy Jimmy John’s
September 27, 2019  |  Retail

Brick-and-mortar retailers are expanding their efforts to provide customers with health and wellness services while taking steps to train their employees for healthcare roles. Walmart, in...

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Sam’s Club Introduces Healthcare Benefits
Sam’s Club Introduces Healthcare Benefits
September 27, 2019  |  Healthcare

Sam’s Club is partnering with Humana and other companies to offer members in Michigan, Pennsylvania and North Carolina discounts on healthcare services, including primary care...

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Walmart Fields Acquisition Interest In JetBlack
Walmart Fields Acquisition Interest In JetBlack
September 26, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Walmart has reportedly been getting outside interest in JetBlack, its texting-based shopping platform geared toward busy urban families. Bloomberg is reporting that Walmart is currently...

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