A panel approves Eddie Lampert’s $5 billion plan for the struggling retailer, but a judge must still sign off.
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Walmart passes Amazon as world’s largest online grocer
Local supermarkets are in third place, a survey finds.
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Walmart shoppers to get new checkout option – on staff devices in busy parts of store
The service is for customers who have a few items and want to pay quickly, an effort to keep shoppers out of frustrating long lines at the cashier stations.
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More companies turn to streaming video, but prying users away from Netflix and YouTube won’t be easy
Walmart, AT&T and Disney are hoping to carve their own niches.
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7-year-old toy reviewer on YouTube becomes a toy himself
Walmart is selling action figures in his likeness and other toys under the Ryan’s World brand.
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Walton family’s wealth grows by $11.6 billion
Walmart Inc. reports its strongest sales in more than a decade.
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Retailers like Walmart may raise prices on household staples
Rising costs for transportation and materials have prompted manufacturers of a wide range of consumer goods like paper towels and diapers to raise their own prices.
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Scarborough Walmart evacuated after fire fills store with smoke
The fire began in cardboard behind the store in the area where packaging is compacted and prepared for shipping.