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Walmart Joins The Mail Order Gourmet Food Business

Steve Tanko — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 15:45:42 +0000

In an effort to expand their demographics and their business model, Walmart has joined the mail order gourmet food business. I know, you’re thinking: Walmart? Gourmet food? But it appears that the mega-block store is trying to lure a different sort of customer to try their one-size-fits-all outlet stores. Here’s how the service, called Goodies, [...]

Holiday Shoppers Can Preview Black Friday Deals Right Now

Rayman — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 16:20:56 +0000

Holiday shopping is right around the corner, and some are in dread of the event. With large crowds, impulse buying, and limited sale merchandise, many opt for internet shopping. For those who prefer to shop "in store," there are great deals to be had now because inventory is plentiful, the stores are less crowded and your stress level isn’t so high you’ll be making bad decisions.

Dole Salad Recall Expanded; Walmart One Of Affected Stores

Steve Tanko — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 16:59:04 +0000

Customers that prefer the convenience of bagged salads need to take caution as the recall of Dole bagged salad greens has expanded to include Walmart and Kroger grocery stores. At this point, the affected lettuce is thought to be contained to six states. The recall involves bagged salad sold in six Southeastern states – Georgia, [...]

Walmart Reels From Bribery Charges

Steve Tanko — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 15:03:32 +0000

While Walmart continues to deal the charges that it attempted to halt an inquiry into bribery charges in relations to it’s Mexican operations, Wall Street showed that it has it’s own concerns with the mega-retailer. Wal-Mart Stores Inc shares fell 4.7 percent in early trading on concerns that an investigation into allegations of bribery at [...]

Healthy Foods Easier To Find At Walmart

Steve Tanko — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:35:51 +0000

Eating healthy has always been trendy – even more so in 2012. Countless grocery stores have added or expanded their “healthy” or organic sections to meet the demand. Now, one of the nation’s largest retailers is making it easier to find those healthy foods – in a move that industry observers say is telling. After [...]

Walmart Makes Cuts To Job Greeters

Steve Tanko — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:27:24 +0000

It’s a sign of the economy: Walmart is cutting greeter positions from it’s 3rd shift. The move will save money and ensure Wal-Mart has the right staffing levels during peak and non-peak hours, David Tovar, a spokesman, said in a telephone interview. For the past six months, Wal-Mart has been reassigning greeters at the company’s [...]

Pranksters Annoy Wal-Mart Employees With Fake Holiday Shopping Lists [VIDEO]

Don Deane — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 19:12:10 +0000

Greg Benson and Ryan Smith had such a fine time pranking Target employees that they decided to do it again. This time, the jokesters pestered retail workers at Wal-Mart with ridiculous shopping lists. With the help of a new addition to their team — Miles Grose — the pranksters assailed patient Wal-Mart employees with funny, [...]

Bank Of Walmart Operates Without A Charter

Steve Tanko — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 16:56:50 +0000

Quick: What does one of the largest retailers in America do when the Federal Government declines their application for a banking charter? Do it anyway – ala carte. Four years ago, Walmart abandoned its long-sought plans to obtain a federal bank charter amid opposition from the banking industry and lawmakers. Ever since, Walmart has been [...]

Walmart Slashes Health Benefits For Some Employees, Raises Premiums For Others

Steve Tanko — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 15:03:28 +0000

I thought the Health Care Bill was supposed to improve benefits for Americans? The giant retailer says rising health care costs are forcing it to eliminate healthcare coverage for future part-time workers who work less than 24 hours a week. New part-time employees who average 24 hours to 33 hours a week will not be [...]

Celebs Pitch Their Own Lines Of Eyewear; Don't Wear Glasses In Public

Steve Tanko — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 13:31:21 +0000

Quick! What do Daisy Fuentes, Paula Deen, and Jessica Simpson have in common? …They’re the latest round of celebrities that are rolling out their own lines of prescription eyeglasses – even though they wouldn’t be caught dead wearing their own specs in public. [P]aula Deen, the television cooking personality, introduced a line of prescription eyeglasses, [...]

'Walmart Of Weed' To Open In Arizona.

Rayman — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 16:09:37 +0000

Rayman is all about having the proper tools for job. It’s called the “Walmart of Weed.”This newest big-box store is devoted to selling marijuana-growing equipment. Its biggest outlet yet is to open Wednesday in Phoenix, where Arizona voters approved medical cannabis last fall. via ‘Walmart of Weed’ to open in Arizona, promote growing your own [...]

Walmart Shoplifter Goes Crazy After Getting Caught in the Act

Kool Staff — Tue, 31 May 2011 15:20:40 +0000

Stay classy, Walmart shoppers!

Police in Bradenton, Florida arrested a woman last Wednesday after she went loco when a store official stopped her while she tried to leave with a cart of goods she hadn't purchased.

When initially confronted, 22-year-old Myra Mays tried to hit an employee with a bar stool she had stuffed into her cart. She then knocked over a display of gas grills, which caused over $1,000 in damage.

Corpse Found In Walmart Parking Lot

Steve Tanko — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 14:50:52 +0000

You might want to take a good look where you park next time you shop the Big Box stores. The body of 70-year-old Luis Ramirez was discovered, leaning over the steering wheel of his van, in the parking lot of an Orlando based Walmart retail outlet. Preliminary reports believe Ramirez to have been deceased for [...]