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Singing Walmart Cashier Becoming Internet Sensation [VIDEO]

Leslie Reynolds — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 20:57:35 +0000

Kayla Slone and her husband live in the town of Logan, West Virginia. And while Kayla works as a Walmart cashier, her dreams go much further. But she knows she has to do what she can to pay the bills. But it looks like that may all be changing thanks to her own customers. It [...]

Walmart Pledges to Hire 100,000 Veterans

Dave Goldman — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 15:46:37 +0000

Walmart Stores Inc., the world’s largest retailer and the nation’s largest private employer, is making a pledge to hire every veteran who wants a job. The plan is expected to be announced Tuesday as part of an address delivered in New York at the annual retail industry convention by Bill Simon, president and CEO of [...]

Retailers Starting Black Friday on Thanksgiving Day: Good or Bad [POLL]

Leslie Reynolds — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 22:15:48 +0000

The day after Thanksgiving, aka Black Friday, is the biggest shopping day of the year. Stores put out their lowest prices and best deals of the year and millions of people everywhere sit out until midnight just to get these deals. Well, this year retailers are starting Black Friday early this year, and a lot of people aren't too sure about it.

Walmart Employees Toss iPads Around Because They Can [NSFW VIDEO]

Emerald Catron — Sat, 10 Nov 2012 02:15:06 +0000

Maybe don’t buy expensive electronics from Walmart. If this (NSFW) video is to be believed, they’ve all been tossed around and dropped on the floor repeatedly just for the hey of it. These Pikeville, Kentucky, employees decide to have a little fun by swearing profusely and chucking some iPads around. The man filming prefaces their [...]

Walmart Tests iPhone App to Speed Up Checkout Process

Mike Adams — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 04:00:30 +0000

Walmart, the world’s largest retail chain, is currently testing a “scan and go” iPhone application that would allow customers to scan items as they shop and pay more quickly and conveniently at a self-checkout counter. The app was tested earlier this week at a supercenter in Rogers, Arkansas, using store employees as well as their friends [...]

Study Finds Target Is Cheaper Than Walmart — Dollars and Sense

Shauna Wright — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 17:30:35 +0000

If you’re a Walmart shopper because you’re cost-conscious, it may be time to switch your allegiances — turns out Target is now cheaper, and the pricing gap between the two mega-stores is the widest it’s been in two years.

Justin Timberlake Hosts Walmart Shareholder Meeting, Taylor Swift Sings

Amy Sciarretto — Sat, 02 Jun 2012 23:00:54 +0000

Justin Timberlake, looking dapper, debonair and smart with his nerdy glasses, was in Fayetteville, Arkansas yesterday (June 1), to host a Walmart corporate shareholder meeting. The emcee, who entertained the crowd by going Hawaiian and wearing a lei and a grass skirt at one point, was joined by America’s sweetheart, country cutie Taylor Swift, who performed!

Walmart Asks Veterans to 'Hit the Road' [POLL]

Jeff Evans — Tue, 29 May 2012 21:14:42 +0000

A Walmart in Elizabethtown, NC is in some hot water after forcing some veterans to leave the front of the store on Sunday for passing out poppies in honor of Memorial Day. Walmart management says they were just following company policy, but many people are outraged that they didn’t make an exception for our military [...]

Did Walmart Stores in Tyler Get Rid of Their Greeters?

Lucky Larry — Tue, 15 May 2012 17:03:58 +0000

I am usually in Walmart at least once a week (sometimes more!) and I have been accustomed to being greeted by the friendly Walmart front door greeter — until recently. On occasion I have to take something back to the store and I’m used to checking in the front door with them to get that [...]

Walmart No Longer Tops Fortune 500 — What Company Does?

Danny Gallagher — Wed, 09 May 2012 01:00:44 +0000

Fortune’s annual list of the 500 wealthiest companies didn’t contain many surprises. The biggest surprise, however, wasn’t who made the list but where they made it. Walmart regularly ranks on top as the world’s largest retail chain and the largest company on the annual Fortune 500 list. This year, though, it dropped a notch to [...]

Man Wearing Cow Costume Steals Milk From Walmart

roddwayne — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 03:32:56 +0000

A Virginia man was arrested after allegedly stealing 26 gallons of milk from a Walmart while wearing a cow suit and crawling on all fours. Sounds hilarious, right? Unfortunately, a spokesman for the Stafford County Sheriff felt otherwise. “This is probably one of the most unique efforts of shoplifting I’ve seen. It might’ve been a [...]

Florida Woman Gets Fingertip Bitten Off in Walmart Brawl

Marcie Pink — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 17:05:07 +0000

Clodia Coicour, a 43-year-old Florida Walmart employee, was arrested for aggressive battery on Monday after she allegedly attacked a woman she suspected of having an affair with her husband.

She's been officially charged with "battery with great bodily harm causing permanent disfigurement."