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News Articles: Walmart

Amazon's Prime Day sale will run from July 11 to 12, and the retailer has promised to offer its lowest prices so far this year.

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  • Your Money

Are Amazon Prime Day deals worth it? 5 things to know

Amazon's annual two-day sale for Prime members is here. Not all deals are as good as they seem, however. It pays to do some research to ensure you're getting the best price.

July 11, 2023
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By:
  • Erin Kenney
Bud Light sales fell earlier this year after a promotion featuring a transgender social-media influencer led to boycott calls from conservative groups.

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  • Analysis

How the Bud Light boycott shows brands at a crossroads: Use their voice, or shut up?

Large companies have played the role of activists and been one of the biggest countervailing forces against social and religious conservatives on LGBTQ measures. All that is at stake now.

June 28, 2023
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By:
  • Pallavi Gogoi
Sam's Club plans to create 600 new jobs and invest more than $142 million in a new fulfillment center in Douglas County.

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  • News

Sam's Club to open $142M fulfillment center in Georgia

Sam's Club plans to open a new $142 million fulfillment center in Georgia, creating an estimated 600 jobs.

February 28, 2023
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By:
  • Associated Press
People shop at Walmart on Black Friday 2022 in Dunwoody,  Ga.

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  • Business

What tracking one Walmart store's prices for years taught us about the economy

Inside our shopping cart is a story of global trade, extreme weather, shrinking packages and rising prices.

January 27, 2023
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By:
  • Alina Selyukh,
  • Jacqueline GaNun,
  • and 1 more
Warren "Butch" Marion and Rory McCarty.

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  • National

A Maryland TikToker raised more than $140K for an 82-year-old Walmart worker

Rory McCarty used his TikTok community to raise almost $150,000 for 82-year-old Warren "Butch" Marion. Strangers just a month ago, the two have become close friends.

January 13, 2023
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz
Community members, including Walmart employees, gather for a candlelight vigil at Chesapeake City Park in Chesapeake, Va., on Monday for the six people killed at a Walmart in Chesapeake, Va.

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  • National

A survivor of the Virginia mass shooting files a $50 million lawsuit against Walmart

A Walmart employee who survived last week's mass shooting is suing the company for allegedly continuing to employ the shooter — a store supervisor — "who had known propensities for violence."

November 29, 2022
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Walmart announced a plan Tuesday to settle lawsuits filed by state and local governments over opioid sales at its pharmacies. The $3.1 billion proposal follows similar announcements CVS Health and Walgreen Co.

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  • National

Walmart offers to pay $3.1 billion to settle opioid lawsuits

The retail giant becomes the latest major player in the drug industry to announce a plan to settle lawsuits filed by state and local governments over the toll of opioids sold at its pharmacies.

November 15, 2022
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By:
  • The Associated Press
A Black man in Portland, Ore., has been awarded $4.4 million in a settlement after a jury determined he was racially profiled while shopping at Walmart. Here, the Walmart logo is seen outside a store in Burbank, Calif.

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  • National

A man is awarded a $4.4 million settlement after being racially profiled in Walmart

In a lawsuit filed against the company, Michael Mangum says he was followed around a Walmart in Wood Village, Ore., by one of the store's asset protection associates.

August 25, 2022
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By:
  • Jonathan Franklin
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York City on Aug. 5. The majority of America's top companies have reported strong earnings, but warning signs about the economy are also emerging from their corporate earnings.

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  • Business

3 warning signs about the economy coming out of America's top companies

Companies are bracing for potential trouble ahead by lowering their advertising budgets, cutting costs and adapting to their customers' changing spending habits.

August 12, 2022
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By:
  • David Gura
GPB News NPR

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  • Business

The FTC sues Walmart for failing to block scammers' money transfers

The Federal Trade Commission says Walmart didn't properly train its employees and used procedures that allowed fraudsters to cash out at its stores, stealing hundreds of millions of dollars.

June 29, 2022
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Juneteenth, or Emancipation Day, commemorates the end of slavery on June 19, 1865, in Galveston, Texas, in compliance with President Lincoln's 1863 Emancipation Proclamation. Here, a young woman stands near a piece of art created during the Louisville Juneteenth Festival at the Big Four Lawn on June 19, 2021, in Louisville, Ky.

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  • Arts & Life

Companies are selling Juneteenth branded products. Here's why that's a big problem

Brands and companies are working to remove their Juneteenth items from shelves, as experts say those who are selling Juneteenth-branded products are "tone-deaf."

June 17, 2022
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By:
  • Jonathan Franklin
Traders work on the floor during the opening bell of the New York Stock Exchange in New York City on May 16. Stocks slumped on Wednesday as earnings from major retailers such as Target reinforced concerns about the U.S. economy.

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  • Business

Stocks slump again. This time, it's retailers such as Target spooking investors

The Dow fell by more than 1,000 points as retailers' earnings reports reflected difficulty navigating higher prices and supply chain bottlenecks.

May 18, 2022
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By:
  • David Gura
A single lot of Great Value Buttermilk Pancake & Waffle Mix, sold at Walmart, is being recalled due to "possible foreign material contamination."

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  • National

Great Value Pancake & Waffle mix is recalled due to possible cable fragments

A single lot of the pancake mix, which is sold at Walmart, could be contaminated with the foreign material.

March 21, 2022
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By:
  • Laurel Wamsley
Walmart is no longer requiring employees to wear masks unless they are mandated by local regulations.

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  • Business

Amazon, Walmart and JPMorgan Chase among companies relaxing employee mask mandates

As several states relax mask mandates, U.S. companies are easing up their own rules.

February 15, 2022
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By:
  • Anthony Tellez
A sign is posted in front of a Walmart store in American Canyon, Calif. The state has filed a lawsuit against Walmart for allegedly disposing of hazardous waste, state officials announced.

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  • Business

Walmart sued for allegedly dumping hazardous waste in California

Investigators said inspections of trash compactors from Walmart stores over the last six years found dozens of items classified as either hazardous waste or customer records with personal information.

December 20, 2021
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By:
  • Jonathan Franklin
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