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DECEMBER 15, 2020

The chain currently has 167 retail locations, most of them operating under the Shoe Palace flag. More than 50 percent of the retail locations are in California, but the retailer has an “established retail presence” in Hawaii, New Mexico, Colorado, Florida, Arizona, Nevada and Texas.

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AUGUST 7, 2020

In Arkansas, a project manager employed by a major retailer has pleaded guilty to bank fraud charges for filing fraudulent bank loan applications seeking more than $8 million in PPP loans. Benjamin Hayford, 32, of Centerton, Arkansas, is scheduled to be sentenced on Nov.

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DECEMBER 3, 2020

In July , Walmart cut its workforce by laying off hundreds in its logistics, real estate and retail location-planning divisions. “We The retailer confirmed the new round of layoffs to Footwear News on Wednesday (Dec. Also, Walmart was not hit with the store shutdowns that impacted other retailers.

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MAY 13, 2020

In a few weeks, the world’s largest retailer will phase out its standalone grocery app. In a Q&A sent to customers , the Arkansas-based chain explained that the grocery app is not going away – it’s simply being integrated with Walmart’s original app. Walmart said customers told the retailer they want simplicity. The reason?

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JULY 30, 2020

Walmart has reduced its workforce by laying off hundreds in its logistics, real estate and retail location planning divisions as it simplifies its business and reduces its expenses, Bloomberg reported, citing unnamed sources. Four such clinics currently exist: one in Arkansas and three in Georgia.

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JULY 28, 2019

People in Arkansas can now get groceries delivered via a new Walmart pilot with Gatik using self-driving cars that include a human safety driver behind the wheel. Walmart has been a pioneer in integrating the latest technology into its retail operations. Kroger and H-E-B are among other retailers testing similar technology.

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JULY 28, 2019

People in Arkansas can now get groceries delivered with a new Walmart pilot with Gatik using self-driving cars that include a human safety driver behind the wheel. Walmart has been a pioneer in integrating the latest technology into its retail operations. Kroger and H-E-B are among other retailers testing similar technology.

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MAY 8, 2020

After opening retail locations in four states, Kohl’s said it intends to open stores in 10 more states on Monday (May 11) as it follows a phased approach to retail reopening. The company said in an announcement that it will also open further retail locations in the weeks to come with “the same deliberate, measured approach.”.

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JUNE 20, 2019

The deal was blocked, the report said, because the officials couldn’t guarantee that rival retailers would be able to compete. Walmart is the largest retailer in the country, with its Walmex stores. CEO Greg Foran showed off three Ford delivery vans with self-driving technology to reporters outside its supercenter in Rogers, Arkansas.

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JULY 7, 2020

And while Walmart claims a larger stake in the grocery business than Amazon, the long-standing Arkansas-based retailer fears that Amazon could encroach on that side of the market as people shift to digital during the pandemic. retail for quite some time, with Amazon steadily growing over the past several years.

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MAY 3, 2019

Brick-and-mortar retailers are changing the way they manage their workforces in the age of Amazon: Walmart , for instance, is testing multiple versions of a new team structure called the “Great Workplace” in some of its locations. In terms of Walmart’s other efforts, the retailer is also focusing on features such as grocery pickup.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

For the second time in the past week, the retailer has announced a pilot program to test how well drones will pick up and deliver packages. The latest news has Walmart launching a drone delivery operation near the company’s headquarters in Northwest Arkansas.

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AUGUST 27, 2020

27) that the Arkansas-based retail giant is scrapping Shoes.com and Bare Necessities, the intimate apparel brand. Earlier this month, the mega retailer shared clues about its launch of Walmart+ , which is expected to compete with Amazon Prime. Bloomberg reported Thursday (Aug. operation in Culver City, California.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Previously, the world’s largest brick-and-mortar retailer announced autonomous vehicle ventures with Nuro in Houston , Ford in Miami , Gatik in Arkansas and with Waymo , owned by Google corporate parent Alphabet , in Phoenix. This isn't the first time Walmart has teamed up with a driverless automobile company.

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MAY 13, 2020

In a few weeks, the world’s largest retailer will phase out its standalone grocery app. In a Q&A sent to customers , the Arkansas-based chain explained that the grocery app is not going away – it’s simply being integrated with Walmart’s original app. Walmart said customers told the retailer they want simplicity. The reason?

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OCTOBER 7, 2020

The news comes as Walmart is aiming to take its expertise at developing retail stores and lowering costs and apply it to improving the health sector. The retailer has been slowly entering healthcare services, running low-cost clinics in South Carolina, Georgia and Texas.

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JANUARY 12, 2021

Retail giant Walmart is teaming up with delivery solutions startup HomeValet to launch a test pilot that would bring fresh groceries to people’s homes even if they’re not there. “If The pilot program will launch in the spring in Bentonville, Arkansas. 12) blog post. . Walmart first launched its grocery delivery service in 2018.

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APRIL 14, 2020

set early morning hours once a week for seniors as COVID-19 took a toll on shopping habits, the world’s largest retailer is launching a daily pickup time reserved for the people who are most at-risk for the virus. One month after Walmart Inc.

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JULY 23, 2020

There are already four such clinics, with three in Georgia and one in Arkansas. The retail giant is also looking at opening clinics in the Jacksonville area of Florida, and it will open two clinics in Chicago, which would bring the total number of Walmart clinics to 13.

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OCTOBER 1, 2020

Walmart 's partnership with insurance startup Clover Health to aid Georgia seniors marks the retail giant's foray into privately-managed Medicare Advantage plans, Bloomberg reported. Walmart has been making moves in the healthcare field for some time, including opening clinics in Georgia, Texas, South Carolina, Florida and Arkansas.

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APRIL 28, 2020

The properties in Texas, Indiana, Alaska, Missouri, Georgia, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Arkansas and Tennessee will not be limited to curbside-pickup reopening like the ones happening in Texas, the report said. Simon is also encouraging retailers to use technology, such as Apple Pay, for contactless transactions.

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JANUARY 12, 2021

Burton, the founder of a record label in Arkansas, got $78. Despite all of this, the economic outlook is more positive this year, said Chief Economist Jack Kleinhenz of the National Retail Federation (NRF). “Judith Less, who runs a thrift shop in New Jersey, got $27,” NYT reported.

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JUNE 20, 2019

Walmart spokeswoman Molly Blakeman told CNBC the retailer is working with partner Gatik , a self-driving vehicle startup, to test out a self-driving vehicle that will travel the two-mile route in Bentonville, Arkansas between two stores. “We Earlier this month, Walmart’s U.S.

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DECEMBER 16, 2020

As car buyers and sellers across the country increasingly turn to eCommerce solutions, CarStory will strengthen and extend the reach of our digital retailing platform, and together we will accelerate the transformation of the massive used auto industry,” Vroom CEO Paul Hennessy said in announcing the $120 million cash-and-stock deal.

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DECEMBER 16, 2020

UPS imposed shipping restrictions on some large retailers such as Gap, Nike, L.L. This collaboration includes specific capacity allocations throughout the holiday season, and we continue to work closely with our large retail customers to ensure they are aware of how much capacity is available to them.”. Hot Topic Inc., Newegg Inc.

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Chris Skinner

MAY 18, 2017

A recent acquisition spree including Jet.com gives the retail giant much-needed digital chops by Brad Stone and Matthew Boyle from Bloomberg Business Week Last summer, Marc Lore, founder and chief executive officer of e-commerce startup Jet.com Inc., Even more astonishing, Lore and his management team in Hoboken, N.J.,

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JANUARY 14, 2021

Walmart noted the introduction of smart boxes opens up the possibility of deliveries any day, any time, and although the retailer is not looking up to follow up on that with 24/7 service, Ward did say it has “a nice ring to it.”. The pilot program will launch in the spring in Bentonville, Arkansas. Tesco’s Big End To 2020.

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MARCH 9, 2023

billion Arkansas-based bank decided “we better get focused,” Vance Smiley, chief of operations and systems integration at Southern Bancorp, told Bank Automation News, noting the bank will “have real […]

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APRIL 23, 2020

The largest retailer in the world has collaborated with Nextdoor, the social networking service, to launch “Neighbors Helping Neighbors,” per an announcement on Thursday (April 23). Walmart and Nextdoor have joined forces to make it easier for neighbors to help each other during the COVID-19 pandemic. Last year, they had $514.4

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JUNE 2, 2017

Reuters reports that the program could be a way for the retailer to compete with rival Amazon.com, as it will cut shipping costs, speed the delivery of packages and allow workers to earn additional money. The test is currently limited to three stores in New Jersey and Arkansas. population.

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JUNE 25, 2019

On Tuesday (June 25), the retailer announced it was expanding the program to all of its more than 2,500 pickup locations. The retailer aims to eventually expand the SNAP option to more than 3,100 stores by the end of 2019. Walmart started testing the program in 2017.

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JUNE 6, 2019

“The federal minimum wage is lagging behind,” McMillon said at Walmart’s annual shareholders meeting in Bentonville, Arkansas on Wednesday (June 5). It could also take some pressure off of Walmart from labor rights groups, who have long been calling on the retailer to raise its in-house minimum wage from $11 an hour.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

Far from its headquarters in Bentonville, Arkansas, Walmart is seeking to deliver stronger omnichannel offerings internationally. The retailer recently announced that it was acquiring online marketplace Cornershop Inc., Through the service, consumers can order goods from pharmacies, supermarkets and specialty food retailers.

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JANUARY 4, 2017

The total roster now claims more than 1,600 banks and credit unions domestically, said the site, even as 35 percent of retailers in the U.S. Add more names stretching across banks and credit unions that have signed up to support Apple Pay. 9to5Mac said Tuesday (Jan. support Apple Pay. and Switzerland.

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JANUARY 8, 2021

Walmart Gets Green Light to Start Drone Delivery Near Arkansas HQ . Walmart this week got local zoning approval from the city of Pea Ridge, Arkansas, near its company headquarters, to start using the chain’s local store as a drone launch-and-delivery hub.

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AUGUST 10, 2017

Retailing giant Walmart is expanding the use of its Scan & Go mobile app, which is already being tested in around 12 stores in Arkansas, Florida, Texas and Georgia, to include ten more brick-and-mortar locations.

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DECEMBER 18, 2020

In what has become a high-stakes game of cat and mouse for the retail industry, Amazon and Walmart are jousting to the end in an effort to win holiday shoppers’ last-minute orders and still get them delivered by Christmas. And the retailer stressed that returns will be accepted at its other retail partners: UPS Stores and Kohl’s.

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