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Feds Sue Walmart Over Role in Opioid Crisis
The Justice Department is suing Walmart, alleging the company unlawfully dispensed controlled substances through its pharmacies, helping to fuel the opioid crisis in America
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Huffy Recalls Torex Ride-on Toys Sold at Walmart Due to Injury Hazard
Huffy is recalling one of its toys sold exclusively at Walmarts nationwide due to a possible injury hazard.
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‘This Is Very Weird': Black Friday Unlike Years Past for Mass. Shoppers
Like so many things in 2020, this year’s Black Friday shopping was different. To start the usually chaotic shopping day, instead of the typical midnight rush, many stores opted to push back their hours and prioritize deals online. Shoppers said it was a weird experience for them. “And I love Black Friday, so this is very weird,” Janaye Dion, of…
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Black Friday Shopping During a Pandemic
Retailers have generally had some of their best deals online, meaning the normal in-person rush
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Lettuce Sold in Walmart Recalled for E. Coli
Walmart is recalling some romaine lettuce sold under the Tanimura & Antle brand, after E. coli outbreaks were reported in six states.
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Romaine Lettuce Sold at Walmart Recalled for E. Coli
Packages of romaine lettuce are being recalled for possible E. coli contamination, according to the Food and Drug Administration, with the voluntary recall affecting products distributed to 19 states and Puerto Rico, NBC News reports.
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Walmart Abandons Shelf-Scanning Robots, Lets Humans Do Work
Walmart is laying off the robots it had deployed in about 500 stores to keep tabs on what’s on and not on the shelves.
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Walmart Returns Guns and Ammunition to US Store Displays
Walmart has reversed course, announcing it is returning ammunition and firearms to their displays in its U.S. stores.
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Walmart Removes Guns, Ammunition on Display at US Stores
Walmart says it has removed ammunition and firearms from displays at U.S. stores, citing “civil unrest” in some areas.
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Walmart Sues US in Pre-Emptive Strike in Opioid Abuse Battle
Walmart is suing the U.S. government in a pre-emptive strike in the battle over its responsibility in the opioid abuse crisis
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Walmart Divides Black Friday Deals Into 3 Separate Events That Kick Off Online
For shoppers who can’t part with Black Friday traditions, Walmart said Wednesday that it still plans to have in-store events featuring deep discounts.
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Prime Day Launches ‘Unofficial' Start to Holiday Shopping Season
Amazon’s Prime Day sale is underway. The annual shopping event, delayed this year for the first time due to the COVID-19 pandemic, have launched what some are calling the unofficial start to the holiday season. Last year, Amazon said Prime Day was the largest shopping event in its history, topping sales for Amazon’s 2018 Black Friday and Cyber Monday...
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Walmart Signs Trio of Drone Deals as It Races to Play Catch-Up With Amazon
Brent Morgan is one of many Americans who have had a Walmart package dropped off at his home during the coronavirus pandemic. Yet his delivery did not fit the typical mold. A drone flew overhead and dropped a bag in his front lawn. Inside, there was an at-home Covid-19 test kit. The aerial delivery in Morgan’s Las Vegas neighborhood is part...
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Walmart, Amazon Among Donors to QAnon-Promoting Lawmaker
Walmart, Amazon and other corporate giants donated money to a Tennessee state lawmaker’s reelection campaign after she used social media to amplify and promote the QAnon conspiracy theory
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Trump Backs Proposed Deal to Keep TikTok Operating in US
President Donald Trump says he’s given his “blessing” to a proposed deal that would see the popular video-sharing app TikTok partner with Oracle and Walmart and form a U.S. company
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Trump on TikTok Deal: ‘I've Given Them My Blessing'
President Donald Trump on Saturday said he has given a deal between ByteDance, Oracle and Walmart for TikTok his blessing, if they can complete the agreement.
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Walmart Launching Drone Delivery in North Carolina
The pilot program will deliver grocery and household items and launch in Fayetteville, N.C.
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Walmart Gets Creative, Goes Virtual as It Plans for Holiday Toy Shopping
Before each holiday season, Walmart gathers hundreds of kids at a convention center near its Arkansas headquarters. The young testers try out lots of toys and pick those they would like to get from Santa. That shapes the retailer’s list of top toys and determines which ones it orders in abundance. This year, the company mailed toys to several dozen kids...
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15 Years Later, Walmart to Launch Its Answer to Amazon Prime
Walmart is launching a new membership service for shoppers this month that it hopes can compete with Amazon Prime
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What Does Walmart See in TikTok? Millions of Young Shoppers
Walmart may be the world’s largest retailer but it has mostly failed in its efforts to break Amazon’s online dominance