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Remembering Sears

by Barbara Platts
Oct 16, 2018
Listeners describe their favorite memories of Sears over the years.
The Sears logo is displayed on shopping carts outside of a Sears store on May 31, 2018 in Richmond, California. 
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Remembering Sears

by Barbara Platts
Oct 16, 2018
Listeners describe their favorite memories of Sears over the years.
The Sears logo is displayed on shopping carts outside of a Sears store on May 31, 2018 in Richmond, California. 
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Prices may be headed up at Walmart and beyond

by Dan Gorenstein
Aug 16, 2018
Retail giant Walmart is faced with the rising cost of raw materials, labor, trucking and the possibility of a trade war. All of that means consumers may soon see price hikes. If Walmart takes the leap, other retailers are likely to follow. Click the audio player above to hear the full story. 
A Wal-Mart store in Mexico City, Mexico. 
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Higher tariffs on consumer goods resonate at a Texas Walmart

by Andy Uhler
Aug 2, 2018
On Wednesday, the Trump administration unveiled a proposal for even higher tariffs on many consumer goods imported from China. We went to a shopping center in Austin, Texas, to find out what buyers of those goods thought about the plan. Click the audio player above to hear the full story. 
A customer carries merchandise through a Walmart Supercenter.
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July sales are pressuring the shipping industry like it’s the holiday season

by Justin Ho
Jul 16, 2018
Today is Prime Day, Amazon’s annual day of discounts that the retail giant hopes will rack up sales and lure new subscribers to Prime. Walmart, Target, Macy’s and other retailers are also getting in on what’s being dubbed Summer Black Friday. With all those packages on the move, the shipping industry is ramping up to […]
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Walmart offers to help pay education costs for employees seeking associates and bachelors degrees in business or supply chain management

by Renata Sago
May 31, 2018
Walmart is offering its 1.4 million U.S. employees a shot at higher education. The company says it’s going to subsidize tuition, books, and fees for workers pursuing degrees in business or supply chain management at three nonprofit schools. Click the audio player above to hear the full story. 
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Tight labor market, tight … jeans?

by Erika Beras
Apr 19, 2018
It’s a tight labor market out there – so in a quest to attract workers, Walmart is trying out something new – allowing workers on the stores’ floors to wear jeans and solid shirts in any color. The new policy is being tested in less than two dozen stores.    Click the audio player above […]
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Walmart in early talks to buy the health insurer Humana

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Mar 30, 2018
"Everybody in health care is in a battle with everybody else in health care ..."
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Walmart steps up its online grocery delivery service

by Reema Khrais
Mar 15, 2018
The discount retailer has plans to move into 100 cities by the end of the year
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Weekly Wrap

The week that could’ve been an economic homerun for Republicans

by Kai Ryssdal
Jan 12, 2018
Close, but no cigar.
It started out as a pretty good week for the White House, with bonuses and raises being attributed to the tax bill. But President Donald Trump’s comments about El Salvador, Haiti and some African countries overshadowed other news.
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