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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Walmart Reduces Corporate Workforce With Layoffs
Walmart Reduces Corporate Workforce With Layoffs
July 30, 2020  |  Retail

Walmart has reduced its workforce by laying off hundreds in its logistics, real estate and retail location planning divisions as it simplifies its business and reduces...

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Walmart To Equip Employees With Customer Service App
Walmart To Equip Employees With Customer Service App
July 29, 2020  |  Retail

Walmart is giving customer-facing employees a new tool to help them answer shoppers’ questions. A smartphone app called “Ask Sam” will equip associates to look...

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Open Banking, Synthetic ID Fraud, Supplemental Jobless Benefits Top This Week’s News
Open Banking, Synthetic ID Fraud, Supplemental Jobless Benefits Top This Week’s News
July 24, 2020  |  The Weekender

It’s the end of the work week, and the PYMNTS Weekender is here to make sure you didn’t miss anything with the latest in payments...

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Whole Paycheck Tracker: Holiday Shapes Up To Be A Battle Royale
Whole Paycheck Tracker: Holiday Shapes Up To Be A Battle Royale
July 24, 2020  |  Walmart Amazon whole paycheck

This week, the battle for the U.S. consumer’s whole paycheck is more like a boxing match. In this corner, the brick-and-mortar champion, Walmart. And in...

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Walmart Plans More Health Clinics In Atlanta Area
Walmart Plans More Health Clinics In Atlanta Area
July 23, 2020  |  Walmart

Walmart will open up at least six more health clinics in the greater Atlanta area by the end of the year, according to CNBC. There...

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Flipkart To Acquire Walmart’s India Wholesale Business
Flipkart To Acquire Walmart’s India Wholesale Business
July 23, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Wal-Mart India Private Limited, which operates the Best Price wholesale business in India, will be acquired in its entirety by Flipkart Group. The stores operate...

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Retailers Shift Gears – And Digital – For Holiday 2020
Retailers Shift Gears – And Digital – For Holiday 2020
July 22, 2020  |  Retail

Saying that “we know holiday shopping will be different this year, and we will be managing sales events differently,” Walmart this week announced that its...

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Walmart Once Again Seeking Investors For UK Grocer Asda
Walmart Once Again Seeking Investors For UK Grocer Asda
July 20, 2020  |  Retail

Walmart is looking to take advantage of a booming grocery market to restart efforts to sell a stake in its British supermarket arm. A Walmart...

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Walmart To Spend $3.5B To Update Canadian Stores, Technology
Walmart To Spend $3.5B To Update Canadian Stores, Technology
July 20, 2020  |  Retail

Despite the ongoing pandemic, Walmart is ponying up big bucks — $3.5 billion — to revamp stores in Canada and to modernize in-store technology. In...

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