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Workers at Walmart, Amazon and beyond strike for better conditions

by Janet Nguyen
May 1, 2020
Employees are asking consumers to refrain from buying these companies' products or services.
Workers at Amazon — along with several other major companies — went on strike on Friday, calling for better working conditions.
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Coronavirus is pressuring some companies to offer paid sick leave

by Kimberly Adams
Mar 12, 2020
There is no federal mandate for paid sick time, though some states require it.
Walmart announced it would offer paid sick leave to employees diagnosed with COVID-19.
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Walmart focuses on freestanding clinics

by Marielle Segarra
Feb 17, 2020
New Walmart Health facilities in Georgia have separate entrances and they look like clinics, not Walmart stores.
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What will it take for in-home delivery services to grow?

by Kathleen Davis
Feb 12, 2020
In the grocery wars, every innovation counts.
Walmart InHome Delivery associate Nick Burmaster puts on the camera that will livestream the day’s deliveries.
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Walmart will deliver groceries directly to some customers' fridges

by Marielle Segarra
Oct 15, 2019
The retail will live stream the deliveries to you ... if you're comfortable letting a stranger into your home.
Walmart will deliver groceries directly to your fridge. Above, a Walmart store in Troy, Ohio.
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Toys R Us and Target make a holiday deal

by Marielle Segarra
Oct 8, 2019
The toy store's creditors — basically a bunch of banks — are trying to figure out how to make money from the brand.
Black Friday 2015, better days for Toys R Us.
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Why it's so hard to deliver groceries

by Marielle Segarra
Sep 12, 2019
Walmart, which is about to expand its unlimited grocery delivery nationwide, knows all about it.
Shopping bags lie on a checkout counter of a Wal-Mart Supercenter in Troy, Ohio.
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How businesses cope with tragedy

by Kimberly Adams
Aug 5, 2019
Companies have to strike a delicate balance when they are caught up in a tragedy like a mass shooting.
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Unpredictable schedules are part of the retail gig but new policies could change that

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Jun 13, 2019
But there are budding efforts to give hourly workers in those fields more dependable hours.
Many retail and service workers have to work night shifts and then return to work the next morning, dubbed "clopening."
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Walmart wants to deliver groceries straight into your fridge

by Jack Stewart
Jun 10, 2019
The retailer says its associates will do the shopping for you, from its aisles to your kitchen.
Walmart plans to start offering in-fridge deliveries for select customers.
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