2024-12-18

Walmart employees wearing body cameras

The Walmart logo is seen outside of one of its stores in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania. Paul Weaver | Lightrocket | Getty Images Walmart has started giving store-level associates body cameras to wear as part of a pilot program at some of its U.S. locations, CNBC has learned.  It’s not clear how many of Walmart’s stores have the recording devices, but…

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2024-11-12

Everything you Need to Know

Now through December 2, 2024, new Walmart+ members can get an annual membership for $49, which is 50% off the standard price. And with a membership, you’ll get early access to Walmart’s Black Friday sale and other deals. A Walmart+ membership also includes ongoing benefits which can easily offset the cost, especially at this discounted price. Members get free…

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2024-10-21

elections, hurricanes to affect retail spending

People look at the holiday window displays at a Macy’s store in Herald Square on December 11, 2023 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images Inflation may have cooled, but retailers are still staring down a holiday season with plenty of uncertainty. Several hard-to-predict factors will influence consumers’ spending, as they deck the halls and look…

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2024-10-10

Amazon tests adding robot warehouses to Whole Foods

An independent contractor wearing a protective mask and gloves loads Amazon Prime grocery bags into a car outside a Whole Foods Market in Berkeley, California, on October 7, 2020. David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images Amazon said Wednesday it’s testing adding mini warehouses to Whole Foods supermarkets as part of a bid to attract more shoppers to its stores…

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2024-10-09

Walmart opens five more veterinary and pet grooming centers

Walmart is opening five more pet services centers after testing the first location near Atlanta. The centers offer vet visits and grooming. Courtesy: Walmart Walmart shut its doctor offices for people. But the nation’s largest retailer is expanding its pet care business. On Tuesday, the company announced it will open five more pet services centers in October and early…

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2024-10-05

CVS is considering a break up. Here’s why that could be risky

A sign outside of a CVS pharmacy store on February 07, 2024 in Miami, Florida.  Joe Raedle | Getty Images It’s time for a wellness check at CVS Health. Shares of the company are down more than 20% this year as it grapples with higher-than-expected medical costs in its insurance unit and pharmacy reimbursement pressure, among other issues. As…

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2024-09-30

Kamala Harris promises to fight inflation

Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris and her husband, Doug Emhoff, stop at a Sheetz gas station in Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, on Aug. 18, 2024. Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty Images As she unveiled her most detailed economic plan yet this week, Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris pledged to fight price gouging in order to rein in voters’…

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2024-08-24

Walmart adds Burger King benefit for Walmart+ members

A Burger King Whopper hamburger is displayed in San Anselmo, California, on April 5, 2022. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Walmart members are in for a whopper of a deal. The retailer on Thursday announced a new partnership with fast-food chain Burger King that will offer members of its Walmart+ subscription program 25% off any Burger King order made…

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