Retail

Walmart raises hourly wages for 565K workers

Starting Sept. 25, U.S. workers in the frontend, food and consumable, and general merchandise areas will receive at least $1 more per hour, CEO John Furner told employees Thursday.

IKEA piloting furniture buyback, resale program

The Buyback & Resell service, which will be piloted at IKEA Conshohocken in Pennsylvania through Sept. 19, will allow loyalty customers to return gently used, fully assembled furniture for an in-store credit.