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Walmart announced on Tuesday that the big box retail giant would be covering college tuition and book costs to part-time and full-time employees. The educational program will be available to roughly 1.5 million workers. The company feels that this is a step in the right direction after experiencing staff shortages …

Well, I mean, there is definitely some similarity going on here. In a new lawsuit brought on by Kanye West and his Yeezy sneaker brand, the two are going after Walmart for selling fake Yeezy-like shoes. On Thursday, Ye filed a complaint in a Los Angeles, California court claiming Walmart …

Walmart plans to give 740,000 U.S. store employees free Samsung phones. On Thursday, Walmart announced it would be giving nearly half of its U.S. staff free Samsung phones so that workers can use an app the company created to manage shifts when someone clocks in and so the company can …

A suspected neo-Nazi was arrested in Texas on Sunday for plotting a massacre at a Walmart. The Kerr County Sheriff’s Office announced on Facebook that Coleman Thomas Blevins, 28, was arrested Friday in Kerrville, about 70 miles northwest of San Antonio, after investigators intercepted a message indicating he planned to …

People are shocked after dozens received racist messages from Walmart: “Welcome to Walmart, N***er!” According to Insider, a slew of people received a racist message Monday morning, welcoming them as new customers, yet most never had an account with the supermarket store. Instead of welcoming and greeting the new customers …

Chick-Fil-A is selling 16-ounce bottles of Chick-Fil-A sauce and Polynesian Sauce at grocery stores across the nation. The bottles of sauce are available at Walmart, Publix, HEB, Winn-Dixie, Food Lion, and Harris Teeter in Arkansas, Kentucky, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia. The money …

A woman who was reported missing last week has been found, her body located inside a car at a Walmart parking lot in West Virginia. According to a press release from the Morgantown Police Department, 32-year-old Alexa Randolph was reported missing Thursday night after no one could reach her or …

Walmart donated over $14 million to 16 organizations, honoring their pledge to donate $100 million over the next five years to support racial equity. The company made the pledge after George Floyd was killed last year. According to the New York Post, $1 million went to the Student Freedom Initiative, …

To help with the surge of online orders during the coronavirus pandemic, Walmart is enlisting the help of self-driving robots. On Wednesday, the retail giant announced that it intends to build warehouses in its stores that will house robots programmed to shop. Grocery orders would be ready for pick up in an …

A Stamford man has been arrested for stabbing a young Walmart cashier because he was not satisfied with the price of milk. The attack took place on Sunday at a Walmart located at 910 Wolcott St. in Waterbury, Connecticut. Authorities say that 40-year-old Asfir Hicham became upset when the 19-year-old …

A man is in custody after opening fire in a Virginia Walmart, injuring a sheriff’s deputy and two bystanders. According to a Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office statement, the incident began when two loss prevention officers tried to escort a suspected shoplifter to an office. The man, reported to be in …

The Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against Walmart for its alleged role in the opioid crisis.  The Justice Department filed the civil complaint on Tuesday, claiming Walmart distributed controlled substances through its pharmacies, adding to the destructive opioid crisis in America. The company operates more than 5,000 pharmacies …

Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody and Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd announced on Friday the takedown of a multi-million dollar Walmart theft operation that spanned multiple states. According to WFLA 8, the crime spree cost the retailer $3.6 million in loss dating back to 2014. The operation involved purchasing expensive televisions from …

On Friday, Walmart announced that it was reversing an earlier decision to remove guns and ammunition from its sales floors in anticipation of civil unrest over the election. The firearms and ammo were taken off display on Thursday in all of the retailer’s stores after some Philadelphia stores sustained damage …

As of Thursday Walmart has decided to remove all guns and ammunition from their U.S Stores. The decision was made due to the rising tensions surrounding the 2020 election. The company is now being proactive in trying to avoid having a hand in any civil unrest that may occur. “We …

According to finance records obtained by the Associated Press, several companies donated money to the reelection campaign of a Tennessee state lawmaker Rep. Susan Lynn, who chairs the Tennessee House finance committee. She has also used social media to promote QAnon, an unfounded conspiracy theory that says that Donald Trump …

Written by @kristenshylin_ According to Vice, the San Leandro police officer who fatally shot a Black man holding a baseball bat inside a Walmart in California has been charged with voluntary manslaughter. A statement from Alameda County District Attorney Nancy O’Malley stated that authorities charged Jason Fletcher for the April …

Trumpsters who wore Nazi flag mask while shopping at a Walmart in Minnesota have been banned from all stores after a video hit the internet and went viral. Raphaela Mueller posted the video, and the caption read: Edit, since this is going much further than I thought it would (and …

Wyomissing Police are defending two Pennsylvania police officers’ actions after they were recorded using a stun gun against a Black man inside of Walmart. A video circulating social media caught the entire confrontation between the Black man, Stanley Gracious, and the two white officers. In the clip, Gracius is heard …

Walmart is looking to remove cashiers and conveyor belts from one of their superstore centers and replace them with all self-checkout lanes, Fox5 is reporting. The change is happening at store #359, located in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and the retailer will be measuring check out times to see if they decrease. …