THE DAY IN PHOTOS: November 24, 2022 ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Nov 25 12:06 AM Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »
7 killed in US Walmart shooting Shawn Thew, EPA-EFE Posted at Nov 24 10:21 AM Members of law enforcement work at the scene of a mass shooting at the Walmart Supercenter in Chesapeake, Virginia, USA, Wednesday. Read more »
Walmart manager kills six in latest US mass shooting Bastien Inzaurralde, Agence France-PressePosted at Nov 24 06:05 AM A 31-year-old overnight manager at Walmart shot and killed six people at a store bustling with Thanksgiving holiday shoppers before turning the pistol on himself. Read more »
'Multiple fatalities' in Walmart shooting: Virginia police Agence France-Presse Updated as of Nov 23 03:49 PM A gunman shot and killed multiple people in a Walmart store in the US state of Virginia, officials said, adding that the shooter too is dead. Read more »
Walmart says expanding its deliveries by drone Agence France-PressePosted at May 24 09:29 PM Walmart customers who order goods between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. and pay a delivery fee of $3.99 per order can have them delivered by air in as quickly as half an hour. Read more »
Pandemic-weary companies cautious on Omicron Ben Klayman, ReutersPosted at Nov 30 09:52 AM Pandemic-weary corporations struggled to assess the impact of the new Omicron variant of the coronavirus. Read more »
High toy demand meets supply-chain woes ahead of Xmas Richa Naidu and Lisa Baertlein, ReutersPosted at Sep 20 06:29 PM With demand for toys at an all-time high, US suppliers and retailers are racing to outrun severe air, sea and land shipping snarls. Read more »
Man suspected of planning mass shooting at Walmart store arrested in Texas ReutersPosted at Jun 03 03:53 PM A man suspected of planning a mass shooting was arrested in Texas after authorities intercepted a message that indicated he was "preparing to proceed," the Kerr County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) said in a statement on Sunday. Read more »
US retail chain Walmart to end mask mandate for vaccinated shoppers, staff Agence France-PressePosted at May 15 07:32 AM US retail giant Walmart on Friday said customers who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 no longer have to wear masks in their stores, and staff can do the same starting next week. Read more »
Walmart forecasts disappointing 2022 sales estimates; shares fall Aishwarya Venugopal and Richa Naidu, ReutersPosted at Feb 18 09:59 PM Walmart Inc on Thursday forecast slowing sales for fiscal 2022, following a blockbuster year that saw demand for essentials and other items soar as consumers flocked to the retailer during lockdowns linked to the coronavirus pandemic. Read more »
US sues Walmart saying pharmacies fueled opioid crisis, retailer rejects allegations David Shepardson and Mark Hosenball, ReutersPosted at Dec 23 11:08 AM The US Justice Department sued Walmart Inc on Tuesday, accusing the world's biggest retailer of fueling the opioid crisis in the United States, ignoring warning signs from its pharmacists and filling thousands of invalid prescriptions. Read more »
EDSA U-turn slot closure causes traffic Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Oct 26 10:50 AM Motorists navigate through a bottleneck as the U-turn slot along EDSA near Panorama Building and Walmart in Quezon City closes on Monday to make way for the special lane of the EDSA Bus Carousel. Read more »
Trump touts 'fantastic' TikTok deal with Walmart and Oracle Agence France-PressePosted at Sep 20 08:29 AM WASHINGTON - Popular video app TikTok announced Saturday it has proposed an agreement with Oracle as its US technology provider and Walmart as a commercial partner, a potential deal US President Donald Trump touted as "fantastic." Read more »
Walmart unveils subscription program to challenge Amazon Agence France-Presse Posted at Sep 02 03:53 AM NEW YORK - Walmart said Tuesday it will soon launch a long-discussed membership program to provide free delivery and compete directly with Amazon's popular "Prime" service. Read more »
TikTok is said to wrestle with two competing offers The New York TimesUpdated as of Aug 28 09:25 PM The race to buy TikTok’s US operations has entered its final stages, with two groups submitting bids for the video app, said three people involved in the deal talks. Read more »
Walmart teaming with Microsoft in bid for TikTok Glenn Chapman, Agence France-PressePosted at Aug 28 04:32 AM The app has been at the center of a diplomatic storm between Washington and Beijing after President Donald Trump signed an executive order on August 6 giving Americans 45 days to stop doing business with its Chinese parent company ByteDance. Read more »
Walmart profits boosted by e-commerce, US stimulus payments Agence France-PressePosted at Aug 19 08:42 AM Walmart saw its profits jump in latest quarter as e-commerce sales surged during the coronavirus pandemic and US government stimulus payments boosted spending, the company reported Tuesday. Read more »
Americans splurge at Walmart, Target as stimulus checks kick in Aishwarya Venugopal, ReutersPosted at May 22 07:28 AM The Trump Administration's coronavirus relief payment provided a fillip to sales of major retailers in April as millions of Americans used the money to buy everything from video games to sewing machines even as the country struggles with record job losses. Read more »
Walmart withdraws Christmas cocaine sweater Agence France-PressePosted 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 »