Tag: Walmart

March 23, 2020

Walmart, Target and CVS are building on their worker relief efforts and keeping key positions staffed by offering associates higher pay. Walmart fulfillment center employees will see a temporary $2 bump to their hourly pay alongside bonuses for new hires, […]

March 12, 2020

As the news surrounding the spread of SARS-CoV-2 evolves, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and other leaders in public health have urged employers to prepare remote work options. For employers like Walmart, this is largely an impossibility. […]

March 10, 2020

An Uber driver. A Starbucks barista. A Walmart store employee. Retailers, fast-food chains and customer service-related companies face a new challenge as the coronavirus outbreak spreads in the U.S.: Some of their workers are getting sick. Walmart became one of […]

February 24, 2020

Competition in the retail industry is stiff. As technology advances and consumer expectations skyrocket, retailers can no longer solely rely on products as their main competitive differentiator. They are now pressured to also deliver exceptional customer experiences, with little margin […]

February 18, 2020

Walmart on Tuesday reported fiscal fourth-quarter earnings that fell short of analysts’ estimates, as the retailer saw weak demand for toys, apparel and video games during the holiday season. Its outlook for the upcoming year also came up short of […]

February 6, 2020

Ebay’s shares have jumped around nine per cent after the owner of the New York Stock Exchange reportedly made a takeover bid for the company. Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) is understood to have approached the online marketplace to explore a range […]

January 28, 2020

Just a few weeks after Walmart’s U.S. CEO John Furner spoke at the NRF Big Show about how his company is seeking to create jobs that “people aspire to move into,” the retail giant is testing a pay wage increase […]

January 23, 2020

Retail drone deliveries are facing a major setback in the US as key legislation enabling companies to deliver parcels is opposed by powerful groups. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has proposed new rules which would force all drones to be […]

January 22, 2020

Retailers rose to the top of the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation’s eighteenth annual “Corporate Equality Index” (CEI) report, which rates workplaces on their policies and treatment of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer employees. Amazon.com, Kroger, Walgreens and Walmart […]

January 20, 2020

Walmart has appointed Scott McCall its new chief merchandising officer and Dacona Smith, COO of Sam’s Club, will take over as chief operating officer of Walmart U.S., according to an internal company memo cited in reports. McCall is replacing the […]