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Best Buy Cuts Store Jobs to Help Boost Profits
Business, Published on 15/08/2022
» Best Buy Co. is cutting store jobs across in the U.S., as the electronics and appliance retailer works to lower costs in response to changing customer spending habits.
Walmart Dangles $110,000 Starting Pay to Lure Truck Drivers
Business, Published on 09/04/2022
» Walmart Inc. is raising starting pay for in-house truck drivers to as much as $110,000 a year and expanding a program that trains its existing workers to become drivers.
Covid-19's Omicron Variant Starts to Take Toll on Businesses
Business, Published on 21/12/2021
» Covid-19's accelerating spread has hampered operations and slowed sales at some companies in a matter of days, but many say they hope precautions adopted during previous surges will help them motor through this one.
Supply-Chain Problems Show Signs of Easing
Business, Published on 23/11/2021
» Global supply-chain woes are beginning to recede, but shipping, manufacturing and retail executives say that they don't expect a return to more-normal operations until next year and that cargo will continue to be delayed if Covid-19 outbreaks disrupt key distribution hubs.
Big U.S. Retailers Charter Private Cargo Ships Amid Port Delays
Business, Published on 12/10/2021
» Global supply-chain delays are so severe that some of the biggest U.S. retailers have resorted to an extreme -- and expensive -- tactic to try to stock shelves this holiday season: They are chartering their own cargo ships to import goods.
Oracle, Walmart Aim for Big Stakes in TikTok
Business, Published on 19/09/2020
» Backers of a proposed new group to take over Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok are working to create an ownership structure that would give U.S. interests a majority stake, in an effort to ease the Trump administration's security concerns.
Walmart Tries Again to Find Its Answer to Amazon Prime
Business, Published on 02/09/2020
» Walmart Inc. is trying again to build a membership program that can rival Amazon Prime, the Amazon.com Inc. service with more than 150 million members.
Big-Box Stores, Worried About Amazon, Were Ready for Coronavirus
Business, Published on 26/08/2020
» Nearly six months into the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S., big-box retailers are emerging as business winners while competitors--including some apparel sellers and small businesses--struggle.
Walmart Sells Its Indian Stores to Flipkart
Business, Published on 24/07/2020
» Walmart Inc. is selling its Indian stores to Flipkart, the e-commerce startup it controls, consolidating its operations in the world's second-most-populous country as it works to fend off Amazon.com Inc.
Coronavirus Changed Everything. Except T.J. Maxx.
Business, Published on 24/06/2020
» The coronavirus pandemic ushered in a surge in online shopping, and most retailers are scrambling to adapt. Not T.J. Maxx.