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US Retailers Line Up Deals To Take On Amazon Prime Day Frenzy

Amazon.com Inc will face challenges from big retailers during its annual Prime Day promotion, as more merchants piggyback on the multibillion-dollar online...

Walmart Raises Profit Forecast, Beats Quarterly Sales Estimates

Walmart Inc raised its full-year earnings forecast on Tuesday and beat estimates for same-store sales as it benefited from additional stimulus checks that...

Some US Retailers Amend Mask Policy In Stores: NACS

Costco, Walmart, and Trader Joe’s are among a number of US retailers that will no longer require customers to wear a face mask in their stores if the...

Shoppers Expected To Spend $4.2tn Online In 2021: Report

Global shoppers are expected to spend 20% more online in 2021 than they did last year, according to an Adobe report, likely adding pressure to supply chain...

How The Pandemic Helped Walmart Battle Amazon Marketplace For Sellers

Between 2009 and 2014, Walmart’s Marketplace business, where outside merchants hawk everything from baby blankets to power tools, counted no more tha...

Walmart Rolls Out COVID-19 Vaccines In 48 States

US retailer Walmart has begun administering vaccines in more than 3,800 stores and clubs in 48 states, Washington DC, and Puerto Rico. The retailer is o...

Walmart Canada To Invest Over C$500m On Store Upgrades

Walmart Canada has announced plans to invest more than C$500 million (€335.8 million) this year to refurbish its stores. It would be the largest ye...

Costco Lifts Minimum Wage Above Amazon Or Target To $16 Per Hour

Costco Wholesale Corp is raising the minimum wage for its hourly staff to $16 from next week, a dollar more than what its competitors Amazon.com Inc and Ta...