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What drives corporations to sign — or not sign — a letter opposing voting restrictions?

by Jasmine Garsd
Apr 14, 2021
Amazon, Netflix and Starbucks joined a public statement, but Coca-Cola, Walmart and others did not.
Atlanta-based Coca-Cola expressed concern about Georgia's recent voting-rights restrictions but afterward did not join many other companies in making a public statement.
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How will Walmart keep its sales growth going?

by Kristin Schwab
Feb 18, 2021
The giant retail chain received a big boost from the pandemic, but sales are starting to drop off.
Walmart's profits rely primarily on customer loyalty.
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Walmart wants to be your bank

by Kristin Schwab
Jan 12, 2021
It's making a bet that people will want to bank where they already get their groceries, pet care and prescriptions.
Walmart is creating a bank that may strengthen its position in retailing.
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Walmart unleashes new pet offerings

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Nov 16, 2020
Can the mega-retailer compete with specialty stores in the nearly $100 billion pet sector?
A newly adopted pup gets a belly rub in Escondido, California. More Americans have acquired pets during the pandemic.
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Grocers are scrambling to face another pandemic panic

by Kristin Schwab
Sep 28, 2020
And they can't rely on their usual algorithms to decide what to stock up on.
People keep social distance as they line up in front of a supermarket in New York City.
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The next TikTok could well be on the way to the U.S. before long

by Scott Tong and Jennifer Pak
Sep 22, 2020
The wildly popular video-sharing app may be the beginning of a new era in Chinese tech.
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What Oracle and Walmart see in TikTok

by Marielle Segarra
Sep 21, 2020
It's about data.
A TikTok office in Culver City, California. Both Oracle and Walmart are interested in data.
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Walmart launching new service to compete with Amazon Prime

by Kristin Schwab
Sep 1, 2020
But customer loyalty and just pure laziness might get in the way.
A Walmart store in Washington, D.C. The retail giant is launching a subscription service that includes unlimited shipping.
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Walmart was prepared for how customers are shopping in the pandemic

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Aug 18, 2020
The company's second quarter earnings show a big jump in e-commerce sales.
People walk past a Walmart in Washington, D.C. The company's sales surged in the second quarter.
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The changing labor market could affect hazard pay

by Meghan McCarty Carino
May 20, 2020
Bonuses for many essential workers is being rolled back this month. And high unemployment could push wages down, even for risky jobs.
An Amazon employee at the company's Staten Island distribution facility. The giant retailer is phasing out its hazard pay.
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