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COVID-19 Sees More Online Grocers Accept EBT SNAP Payments For Food

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Online grocers are increasingly allowing underprivileged consumers to use EBT payments (the modern equivalent of food stamps) at a time when the pandemic has made going to the store too risky for many shoppers. The move by the two companies is just the latest initiative in a growing trend of EBT acceptance for online grocery shoppers.

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Data Breaches Impact Unemployment Benefit Applicants In Four States

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Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois and Ohio have warned tens of thousands of residents who have applied online for unemployment benefits due to COVID-19 of possible data breaches that could have exposed names, addresses and Social Security numbers. Protech Solutions Inc.,

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Walmart Tests Store Without Cashiers As COVID-19 Accelerates Change

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Whether cashiers go the way of the horse and buggy could hinge on an experiment Walmart is running in Arkansas. The Arkansas experiment comes as Walmart embarks on a major overhaul on how it interacts with its customers in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. according to local news reports.

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Walmart To Accept EBT Cards For Online Groceries

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Walmart will now accept SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) to pay for online grocery orders at all of its pickup locations, according to a report. Walmart has been adamant about the need to cater to low-income customers, saying that online shopping is not a luxury. Walmart started testing the program in 2017.

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Walmart Store Employees Might Start Delivering Online Orders

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Since he joined in August, Lore has overseen Walmart’s acquisition of three online retailers — including the $3 billion purchase of his former company, Jet.com — and made other eCommerce changes. The test is currently limited to three stores in New Jersey and Arkansas.

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Walmart Laying Off More Than 1,200 Workers Even As Digital Shopping Booms

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Walmart is reportedly laying off an additional 1,200 workers as part of a reorganization that encompasses the big consumer shift to online shopping. Our customers want to have a seamless experience whether they’re shopping in our stores, using our app or shopping online.". 2), adding it was part of a restructuring.

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Walmart Partners With HomeValet On Smart Box Technology For Fresh Deliveries

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The pilot program will launch in the spring in Bentonville, Arkansas. Research showed that cleaning products were purchased online by 36.6 percent ordered with pharmacy products online. By fall last year, research showed that online grocery shopping was accelerating faster than digital retail and online restaurant meal ordering.