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A woman pushing a stroller walks in front of a Rakuten Cafe store at a shopping district in Tokyo in 2014. Rakuten is Japan's largest e-commerce company.

Walmart To Launch Online Grocery Delivery In Japan, E-Book Sales In U.S.

6:11am January 26, 2018

by Doreen McCallister

The U.S. retailing giant is partnering with Japan's biggest e-commerce company with the aim of advancing in a competitive international market. Walmart has also announced layoffs at its headquarters.

On Wednesday Walmart began distributing a new solution to help customers dispose of leftover opioid prescriptions. But CDC says, just flush them down the toilet.

Walmart Offers Product To Destroy Leftover Opioids, But Critics Say It's Unnecessary

5:57pm January 17, 2018

by Vanessa Romo

The company billed it as a "first-of-its-kind" item that lets customers turn extra opioid painkillers into trash, but the CDC says just flush the medicine down the toilet.

Customers shop at a Walmart store in January 2017 in Skokie, Ill.

Walmart, Citing New Tax Law, Will Raise Starting Wages; Also Closes 63 Sam's Clubs

5:01pm January 11, 2018

by Camila Domonoske

The retail giant says the changes are a way to share tax savings with hourly workers. Starting wages will rise from $10 an hour to $11, and employees will also be eligible for one-time bonuses.

Three people were shot dead in a Thornton, Colo., Walmart on Wednesday night, and police arrested the suspected gunman one day later.

National

Police Capture Suspect In Deadly Walmart Shooting In Colorado

3:55pm November 02, 2017

by Amy Held

A day after three customers were killed inside the suburban Denver store, authorities have made an arrest.

Walmart customers will be able to place an order by simply saying it out loud, using either the voice-activated speaker Google Home (left) or the Google Assistant app.

Economy

Walmart, Google Join Forces In Online Fight Against Amazon

2:14pm August 23, 2017

by Scott Neuman

The world's largest retailer will hawk its products on Google Express for the first time, in a play to get a bigger chunk of the growing voice-enabled shopping market currently dominated by Amazon.

Wade Dooley, in Albion, Iowa, uses less fertilizer than most farmers because he grows rye and alfalfa, along with corn and soybeans. "This field [of rye] has not been fertilized at all," he says.

Does 'Sustainability' Help The Environment Or Just Agriculture's Public Image?

4:39pm August 22, 2017

by Dan Charles

Big food companies like Walmart want farmers to reduce greenhouse emissions from nitrogen fertilizer. But the best-known program to accomplish this may not be having much effect.

Anhydrous ammonia tanks in a newly planted wheat field. Walmart has promised big cuts in emissions of greenhouse gases. To meet that goal, though, the giant retailer may have to persuade farmers to use less fertilizer. It won't be easy.

Can Anyone, Even Walmart, Stem The Heat-Trapping Flood Of Nitrogen On Farms?

6:58pm August 21, 2017

by Dan Charles

Walmart has promised big cuts in emissions of greenhouse gases. To meet that goal, though, the giant retailer may have to persuade farmers to use less fertilizer. It won't be easy.

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Amazon hopes to start delivering more Prime packages to lower-income customers by cutting the monthly fee for qualifying shoppers.

Amazon Lowers Prime Membership Rate For Low-Income Customers

11:18am June 07, 2017

by Doreen McCallister

Amazon and Walmart are in a battle for low-income shoppers. Now Amazon is cutting the $10.99 monthly rate on its Prime membership to $5.99 for people who receive government assistance.

Using his personal Twitter account, Trump has publicly thanked Walmart, among other companies, for their plans to increase investment and job creation. It's not yet clear how his tweets may affect company decision making.

Some Firms Are Harnessing Trump's Tweets As A Marketing Strategy

6:06pm January 24, 2017

by Yuki Noguchi

President Trump's use of social media to endorse or shame companies is a new public-relations channel. Some are leveraging that to recycle old news on job creation or other investment plans.

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A Wal-Mart in Reno, Nevada, stayed open for Black Friday shopping after a fatal shooting in the parking lot Thursday night.

National

1 Dead In Nevada Wal-Mart Parking Lot Shooting

10:35am November 25, 2016

by Laura Wagner

The Thanksgiving night incident reportedly stemmed from a dispute over a parking space.