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The Home Depot Joins Walmart’s GoLocal

US-based home improvement retailer, The Home Depot has joined Walmart’s GoLocal service to expand its local delivery capabilities. GoLocal is Walm...

Walmart To Hire 150,000 US Store Workers Ahead Of Holiday Season

Walmart Inc has announced plans to hire about 150,000 new US store workers, most of them permanent and full-time, in preparation for the busy holiday seaso...

Walmart To Scrap Quarterly Bonuses As It Implements Wage Hike

Walmart Inc has said it is to phase out its decades-old quarterly bonuses for store workers as it implements hourly wage raises for employees. The US re...

Walmart's Wage Hike Signals Pressure To Raise Pay In Industry Battle For Labour

Walmart Inc's move to give 565,000 of its US store workers raises of at least $1 puts the spotlight on the industry's tight, competitive labour market...

Walmart Raises Forecast After Exceeding Sales Estimates

Walmart Inc raised its annual US same-store sales forecast after beating analysts' estimates on Tuesday, as shoppers coming out of lockdown bought more clo...

Walmart, Target To See Sales Boost As Kids Head To School

US big box retailers Walmart and Target are expected to see higher sales when they report quarterly results this week as parents buy clothes and backpacks...

Walmart's Flipkart Raises Fresh Funds As IPO Looms

Walmart Inc-owned Flipkart will double its valuation in less than three years to $37.6 billion after the latest funding that included SoftBank Group Corp,...

Walmart Launches Private Label Insulin Treatments Through Healthcare Business

Walmart has commenced the sale of private-label analog insulin this week at a deep discount to branded insulin vials and pens, as it seeks to drive growth...