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Walmart Just Patented Audio Surveillance Technology For Listening In On Employees
“The sound sensors can capture audio data based on interactions between the employee and the guests, interactions between the guests, and sounds resulting from movement and/or actions of the employees and/or guests.”
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Man charged with making $1.3 million in fraudulent returns to Walmart
Police in Arizona thought they were busting an ordinary case of a fraudulent return this week until some digging discovered the same 23-year-old man has perpetrated the scheme at thousands of Walmart stores across the country. Police in Yuma, Arizona, said they responded to a case of a fraudulent return on Wednesday afternoon in which a person bringing a computer back to Walmart had allegedly removed parts of the computer before putting it back in the box and taking it back to the store.
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Man charged with making $1.3 million in fraudulent returns to Walmart
Police in Arizona thought they were busting an ordinary case of a fraudulent return this week until some digging discovered the same 23-year-old man has perpetrated the scheme at thousands of Walmart stores across the country. Police in Yuma, Arizona, said they responded to a case of a fraudulent return on Wednesday afternoon in which a person bringing a computer back to Walmart had allegedly removed parts of the computer before putting it back in the box and taking it back to the store.
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Walmart Says It Will Pay for Its Workers to Earn College Degrees
The giant retailer will begin to subsidize tuition for its 1.4 million employees in the United States to study either business or supply chain management. The workers would pay $1 a day.
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Walmart set to debut new website
Taking aim at Amazon, Walmart announces new website with more personalization.
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Walmart Launches Small Army Of Autonomous Scanning Robots
Artificial intelligence will soon be put to work at Walmart stores around the country.
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Whistleblower says Walmart, eyeing Amazon, cheated on e-commerce
Walmart Inc was sued on Thursday by a former executive who accused the world's largest retailer of issuing misleading e-commerce results, amid growing pressure from Amazon.com Inc , and firing him for complaining about it.
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Walmart says it will raise age restriction to 21 for gun purchases
Walmart announced Wednesday that it is raising its age restriction to 21 for firearm and ammunition purchases. The company said in its statement that it made the decision in light of recent events and will try to implement this change "as quickly as possible." Walmart also pointed out that in 2015 it ended sales of certain sporting rifles like the AR-15. The company also said it doesn't sell accessories like bump stocks or high-capacity magazines.
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Walmart to Raise Age to Buy Guns and Ammunition to 21
Walmart joined Dick’s Sporting Goods as the second major retailer to change its firearms policy on Wednesday amid a national debate on guns after the school shooting in Parkland, Fla.
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Report: Israel's prime minister and Walmart discussed potential investments
The door to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office "is open," top Israeli official told Walmart, according to Bloomberg News
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Woman sues Walmart for racial discrimination with beauty products
A woman filed a lawsuit against Walmart claiming race discrimination for having to be escorted to a register to buy African-American beauty products that were locked in a case. Essie Grundy, who was joined by her husband, daughter and attorney Gloria Allred, talked about the suit during a press conference Friday. She shot cellphone video of the incident, describing what she found at the Walmart.
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Walmart to raise its starting wage to $11, give some employees bonuses following tax bill passage
Walmart's workers will soon reap the benefits of the recent tax law changes, as the world's largest private employer raises its starting wage, creates new benefits and distributes bonuses to eligible workers. The big-box retailer announced Thursday it will increase its starting wage rate for hourly employees in the U.S. to $11, and expand maternity and parental leave benefits. Currently, Walmart's starting wage is $9 until workers complete a training program. Then, they receive $10.
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Walmart is abruptly closing 63 Sam's Club stores and laying off thousands of workers
Walmart is abruptly closing Sam's Club locations across the US.
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He’s 79 and working full time at Walmart: A sobering truth for those without pensions
Tom Coomer has retired twice: once when he was 65, and then several years ago. Each time he realized that with just a Social Security check, “You can hardly make it these days.”
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Walmart is killing a controversial punishment for shoplifters
Walmart is ending a program that allowed first-time shoplifters to avoid criminal charges by taking an educational course and paying a fine.
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Tesla secures order from Wal-Mart for its new Semi trucks
Customers are starting to place orders for Tesla Inc.’s new all-electric Semi truck, with retail giant Wal-Mart Stores Inc. preordering for both its U.S. and Canadian units. “We have a long history of testing new technology — including alternative-fuel trucks — and we are excited to be among the first to pilot this new heavy-duty electric vehicle,” Wal-Mart spokesman Kory Lundberg said in an email. “We believe we can learn how this technology performs within our supply chain, as well as how it could help us meet some of our long-term sustainability goals, such as lowering emissions.”
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Walmart cashier helps struggling man, says ‘we've forgotten how to love one another'
A Walmart customer said her “heart was warmed” during a recent visit. Spring Bowlin stopped by a Clarksdale, Mississippi, Walmart on Nov. 9. As she was standing in line at the check-out, she noticed the older man in front of her struggling to pay. She said on Facebook, “He looks apologetically back at me and starts taking handfuls of change out of his pockets. He miscounts and starts to get flustered. Gives me a muttered, ‘I’m sorry.’”
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Walmart shopper hurt while buying melon wins $7.5M verdict
An Alabama man who said he tripped and broke his hip while buying a watermelon at a Walmart store has won a $7.5 million verdict in his lawsuit against the retailer. Henry Walker on Wednesday was awarded the damages after a jury trial in Phenix City, Alabama, just west of the Georgia state line, court records show. Walker had sued Arkansas-based Wal-Mart Stores Inc., saying his foot became trapped in a pallet beneath the watermelons as he reached for one of the fruits at a Phenix City Walmart on June 25, 2015.
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'Bing, bang, boom, I'm done': Scan-and-go shopping coming to Canadian Walmart stores
New scan-and-go technology being rolled out at Walmart stores allows shoppers to scan and bag their items while they shop, and it may lead to customers bypassing checkout altogether.
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Car Engine Had No Oil, Hours After Getting An Oil Change
When Jose Betances saved up to buy his first new car his father made it clear to him it was more than just a set of wheels. "I know that there's a certain amount of maintenance and follow up with the car, something as simple as an oil change," Betances said. He had that done recently at Walmart in Frisco, on Farm-to-Market Road 42. His now 2-year-old Ford Focus got a clean bill of health when he picked up the car.
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