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Walmart withdraws Christmas cocaine sweater

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 12 08:52 AM

WASHINGTON - It wasn't the type of white powder that makes Christmas complete -- American retail giant Walmart has withdrawn a festive sweater that celebrates cocaine. Read more »

Top US retailers absorb tariff pressure ahead of holiday shopping season

Nandita Bose, Reuters
Posted at Nov 28 10:42 PM

Prices for electronics sold online at top US retailers were up slightly heading into the critical US shopping season, but sites including Walmart Inc and Amazon.com Inc have held prices steady for many other popular holiday products despite the pressure from tariffs on Chinese imports. Read more »

Investors back global online market-place for ethical, green farmers

Michael Taylor, Reuters
Posted at Nov 19 08:01 PM

A former investment banker has raised more than $10 million to expand a startup that helps developing-nation farmers who are using green and ethical methods to earn more by linking them directly with food buyers around the world. Read more »

Walmart to limit ammunition sales after mass shooting in Texas store

John Biers, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 04 09:38 AM

Walmart will halt sales of ammunition for handguns and some military-style rifles, the company announced Tuesday, calling the status quo on firearms in the United States "unacceptable  Read more »

Relatives of Pinoy charged over Minnesota fire seek help

Steve Angeles, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 21 02:29 PM

MINNESOTA - The family of Roberto Hipolito, a 71-year old Filipino man facing manslaughter charges, are rallying support for his defense. Read more »

Walmart lifts profit forecast on strong US sales, limited tariff hit

John Biers, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 16 07:06 AM

Walmart lifted its full-year profit forecast Thursday after better-than-expected results on solid US consumer spending, reflecting confidence that trade frictions will not significantly dent earnings. Read more »

Filipino arrested in US over van fire that killed girl

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 13 09:46 AM

A Filipino was arrested in Minnesota in the US after two girls were burned by a fire he allegedly started in a Walmart parking lot. Read more »

El Paso shopper, recently arrived from Mexico, took a bullet for his wife

Daina Beth Solomon, Reuters
Posted at Aug 05 12:38 PM

Juan de Dios Velazquez had only moved to El Paso, Texas, with his wife Estela Nicolasa from Ciudad Juarez, just across the border in Mexico, six months before they were caught in Saturday's mass shooting at a Walmart store. Read more »

Cloudflare terminates 8chan as customer on 'hate-filled' content - CEO

Reuters
Posted at Aug 05 11:38 AM

U.S. cyber security firm Cloudflare on Monday said the company will terminate online message board 8chan as its customer after a shooter used the messaging forum just before killing 20 people at a Walmart store in El Paso, Texas on Saturday. Read more »

Walmart to keep selling guns despite recent shootings at its stores

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 05 11:18 AM

Despite 2 deadly shootings at its stores in less than a week, American retail giant Walmart has no plans to stop selling guns and ammunition, a spokesman said Sunday. Read more »

After shootings, under-fire Trump says 'hate has no place' in US

Gilles Clarenne with Megan Jelinger in Dayton, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 05 07:15 AM

EL PASO - An under-fire President Donald Trump said Sunday that "hate has no place" in the United States after two mass shootings left 29 dead and sparked accusations that his rhetoric was part of the problem. Read more »

Filipina cashier left in tears after vlogger's bad prank

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 16 07:40 PM

The prank of a Youtuber pretending to be a Walmart CEO firing employees has backfired after it left a Filipina cashier in tears. Read more »

Walmart speeds up delivery in race with Amazon

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 15 03:18 AM

Retail colossus Walmart on Tuesday began offering free next-day deliveries of online purchases, aiming to counter rival Amazon in the race to get orders to consumer doorsteps. Read more »

India's richest man to battle Amazon, Walmart in e-commerce

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 18 09:43 PM

MUMBAI - Asia's richest man Mukesh Ambani announced details of a new online shopping platform Friday that will see his oil-to-telecoms conglomerate take on Amazon and Walmart in India's burgeoning e-commerce market.   Read more »

Coca-Cola, Walmart to cut plastic pollution in oceans

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 21 06:44 AM

MONTREAL, Canada - Coca-Cola, Walmart, and other big multinationals pledged on Thursday to help reduce plastic pollution in the world's oceans in support of a campaign by 5 of the G7 industrialized nations. Read more »

Walmart's purchase of Mexico food delivery app set to spur e-commerce

Daina Beth Solomon, Reuters
Posted at Sep 14 07:30 AM

Walmart Inc will acquire Latin American food delivery service Cornershop for $225 million, it said on Thursday, in a move to ramp up its online grocery business in Mexico and Chile. Read more »

Walmart, Microsoft team up to take on Amazon

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 17 10:20 PM

Walmart said Tuesday it was entering into a strategic partnership with Microsoft on "digital transformation" for the onetime retail industry leader. Read more »

Walmart goes upscale with personal shopper service

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 01 07:21 AM

Walmart on Thursday unveiled a new concierge shopping service enabling customers to get quick deliveries and advice from a personal assistant, going upscale in the retail giant's battle with Amazon. Read more »

Walmart buys 77 pct stake in India's Flipkart for $16-B

Agence France Presse
Posted at May 09 09:08 PM

US retail behemoth Walmart said Wednesday it will buy a 77 percent stake in Indian online sales giant Flipkart for $16 billion in the world's biggest e-commerce deal. Read more »

Walmart goes to the cloud to close gap with Amazon

Nandita Bose, Reuters
Posted at Feb 14 08:55 PM

One of Walmart Inc's best chances at taking on Amazon.com Inc in e-commerce lies with six giant server farms, each larger than ten football fields.   Read more »