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Byline: ANNE D'INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer

23 Oct

Walmart sues US in pre-emptive strike in opioid abuse battle

published on October 23, 2020 - 1:00 PM

(AP) — Walmart is suing the U.S. government in a pre-emptive strike in the battle over its responsibility in the

14 Oct

Walmart to spread out deals to avoid Black Friday crowds

published on October 14, 2020 - 12:48 PM

(AP) — Walmart says it will spread out its traditional one-day Black Friday deals over three weekends in November in

02 Oct

Amazon: Nearly 20,000 workers tested positive for COVID-19

published on October 2, 2020 - 1:38 PM

(AP) — Amazon said Thursday that nearly 20,000 of its front-line U.S. workers have tested positive or been presumed positive

30 Sep

Walmart looks to airports as inspiration of new store layout

published on September 30, 2020 - 12:19 PM

(AP) — Walmart is getting inspiration from the airport terminal as it revamps the layout and signage of its stores

09 Sep

Mall owners close to buying JC Penney out of bankruptcy

published on September 9, 2020 - 2:03 PM

(AP) — Mall owners Simon Property Group and Brookfield Property Partners are close to a deal to buy department store

27 Jul

Target to close on Thanksgiving, ending Black Friday kickoff

published on July 27, 2020 - 12:31 PM

(AP) — Target is joining Walmart in closing its stores on Thanksgiving Day, ending a decade long tradition of jump

16 Jul

List of national retail chains requiring masks is growing

published on July 16, 2020 - 2:14 PM

(AP) — Target, CVS Health and Publix Super Markets on Thursday joined the growing list of national chains that will

15 Jul

Walmart latest retailer to require customers to wear masks

published on July 15, 2020 - 12:49 PM

(AP) — Walmart will require customers to wear face coverings at all of its namesake and Sam’s Club stores, making

06 Jul

Stores focus on cleaning to get shoppers back to spending

published on July 6, 2020 - 12:51 PM

(AP) — Forget about making shopping fun. As clothing retailers and others try to stay viable during the coronavirus pandemic,

30 Mar

Macy’s to furlough majority of its 130,000 workers

published on March 30, 2020 - 11:10 AM

(AP) — Macy’s says it will stop paying tens of thousands of employees who were thrown out of work when

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