Walmart selling Weathered Souls' Black is Beautiful beer, raising awareness about racial injustice
The Black is Beautiful initiative is aimed at raising awareness to the injustices that many people of color face daily.
Walmart, Sam's Club pharmacies to begin COVID-19 vaccines Friday
The company took population density, customer demographics, infection rates and availability of local health care resources into consideration when identifying participating locations.
TikTok sale to Oracle, Walmart is shelved as Biden reviews security
The TikTok deal—which had been driven by then-President Donald Trump—has languished since last fall in the midst of successful legal challenges to the U.S. government’s effort by TikTok’s owner, China’s ByteDance Ltd.
Biden endorses sending stimulus checks to Americans earning $75,000 during meeting with top CEOs
President Biden on Tuesday said he supported a proposal from House Democrats that would send $1,400 stimulus checks to Americans earning up to $75,000 annually.
Biden, Yellen to meet with JPMorgan's Dimon, Walmart's McMillon
President Biden and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will meet with some of the nation's top chief executives including JPMorgan Chase's Jamie Dimon and Walmart's Doug McMillon on Tuesday to drum up support for his nearly $2 trillion coronavirus relief package.
CVS, Walgreens step up ‘bot’ defense ahead of COVID-19 vaccine appointment rush
As the nation gears up for expanded access to COVID-19 vaccines, pharmacies such as CVS and Walgreens are stepping up security efforts against so-called “scalper bots” eagerly waiting to stockpile vaccine appointment slots.
Some baby foods tainted with 'dangerous levels of toxic heavy metals', congressional report finds
The report is urging U.S. regulators to set maximum levels permitted in baby foods and to require manufacturers to test finished products for heavy metals
GameStop's stock surge doesn't mask reality
Behind GameStop's stock surge is the grim reality of its prospects: The video game retailer is floundering even as the industry around it is booming.
Walmart donates $14M to nonprofits targeting racial inequity as part of 5-year plan
The funds are part of a larger commitment by Walmart and the Walmart Foundation to donate $100 million through grants over five years through a Center for Racial Equity in an effort to advance racial equity.
COVID-19 vaccines to stress-test grocery stores and pharmacies
The U.S. fell far short of its initial goal of inoculating 20 million people by the end of 2020, with health departments, hospital systems and long-term-care facilities beset by supply-chain bottlenecks, vaccine hesitancy and confusing, scattershot systems for making appointments.
Walmart revamps its ads business with hopes to become a top 10 advertising platform
Walmart Connect, formerly Walmart Media Group, will focus on three strategic areas that it hopes will position it to "become one of the top ten advertising platforms in the US over five years."
Walmart plans to fill online orders with help from robots at some US stores
The robots will work behind the scenes, picking frozen and refrigerated foods as well as smaller general merchandise items from inside the warehouses
Walmart expects to deliver up to 13M doses per month
The retailer plans to offer the vaccine every day at its more than 5,000 Walmart and Sam's Club pharmacies through in-store vaccination clinics and large community events.
Walmart expands vaccinations in boost to US COVID-19 program
The move from the world’s largest retailer comes as U.S. President Joe Biden races to accelerate a frustratingly slow vaccination campaign.
Walmart CEO and others support federal minimum wage hike
Walmart's CEO and others support a higher minimum wage but it’s unclear how high.
Tyson Foods reaches more settlements in chicken price-fixing litigation
Tyson Foods Inc agreed to settle price-fixing litigation with two more groups of plaintiffs accusing it of illegally conspiring to inflate prices in the $65 billion chicken industry.
Walmart celebrates MLK Day with special fundraising campaign
The MLK Day of Giving effort, which encourages everyone to meet the needs of others in their communities, follows a tumultuous year marked by nationwide demonstrations calling for racial justice and ending police brutality.
Walmart e-commerce chief Marc Lore resigns after beefing up digital arm of retailer
Lore will continue to serve as a strategic adviser to Walmart through September.
Walmart piloting temperature-controlled grocery delivery boxes
Walmart announced it was piloting temperature-controlled, HomeValet-powered smart boxes as it works to gain an edge over competitors in the online grocery delivery services market.
Shopping returns top $428B as Amazon, Walmart say keep it
Overall, the hundreds of billions of dollars in returns accounted for approximately 10.6% of total U.S. retail sales over the past year.



















