CANTON TOWNSHIP, Mich.—A driver who crashed her sport-utility vehicle into a Walmart store in suburban Detroit was likely having a health incident at the time, authorities said Saturday. The woman and four other people who were taken to hospitals Friday did not have life-threatening injuries, the Canton Township Public Safety Department said. Shoppers were stunned […]
CANTON TOWNSHIP, Mich.—A sport-utility vehicle crashed into a Walmart in suburban Detroit, injuring several people Friday afternoon, police said. The vehicle did not smash into the Canton Township store’s main entrance but near the pharmacy around 1:30 p.m. “She went in about 45 feet,” Chief Chad Baugh told WXYZ-TV, referring to the driver. “We know […]
Walmart on Wednesday said it had closed about a dozen stores due to scattered power outages on the East Coast following a massive winter storm that has put more than 90 million people under high wind and flooding advisories. A company spokesperson said the store closure number fluctuates and the winter storm has had minimal […]
SAN FRANCISCO—A federal agency on Thursday recalled toys sold at Walmart.com containing powerful magnetic balls that could pose a hazard to children if swallowed. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) said the balls, which are 5 millimeters (0.2 inches) in diameter, exceed federal standards for magnetic strength and could clump together to block parts of […]
The three top U.S. retailers—Amazon, Target, and Walmart—have announced they’re suspending sales of water-bead products marketed to young children due to growing safety concerns. The small, colorful balls—sometimes no larger than a pinhead—are made of superabsorbent polymers that can grow to 100 times their original size when exposed to water. They are often sold as […]
Walmart on Friday said it has pulled advertisements from X, joining a list of big advertisers to leave the platform formerly known as Twitter. “We aren’t advertising on X as we’ve found some other platforms better reach our customers,” Walmart said in a statement. While Amazon only announced its pullout on Friday, Joe Benarroch, head […]
NEW YORK—Retailers are kicking off the unofficial start of the holiday shopping season on Friday with a bevy of discounts and other enticements. But executives are growing concerned with a spending slowdown that could temper sales on the day after Thanksgiving as well as throughout the holidays. Shoppers, powered by a solid job market and […]
NEW YORK—U.S. retail chain Walmart on Monday said it is investing more than $9 billion over a two-year period to upgrade and modernize some U.S. stores with improved layouts, expanded product selections and new tech additions. On Friday, 117 stores in 30 states will be re-launched showcasing the enhancements, representing investments of more than $500 […]
AUSTIN, Texas—A Texas gunman who killed 23 people at a Walmart in 2019 has agreed to pay more than $5 million to victims of the attack, according to an order signed by a judge Monday. Patrick Crusius was sentenced to 90 consecutive life sentences in July after pleading guilty to federal hate crime charges following […]
A federal judge on Friday sentenced an extremist to 90 consecutive life terms in prison for a 2019 shooting in which he killed 23 people and wounded 22 others at a Texas Walmart while targeting Hispanics, the El Paso Times newspaper reported. The sentencing by U.S. District Judge David Guaderrama in El Paso adheres to […]
EL PASO, Texas—A brother who traveled more than 1,000 miles to confront his sister’s killer. An uncle of an orphaned 4-year-old whose parents died while shielding the boy from the spray of bullets. A wife whose husband was gunned down at her side while their 9-year-old granddaughter looked on. Nearly four years after a gunman […]
Walmart is continuing to provide LGBT products as part of Pride Month, the firm said on Wednesday amid a consumer backlash against multiple brands aligning with such ideologies. “We haven’t changed anything in our assortment,” Latriece Watkins, Walmart’s chief merchandising officer, said on May 31, according to Reuters. Watkins’ statement comes following a backlash against […]
Similar to Target, Walmart’s environmental, social, and governance (ESG) report reveals that the company makes special provisions for LGBT groups, including specifically sourcing supplies from people professing such identities. Target has been the focus of boycott calls due to offering Pride products this year aimed at children. Target’s 2022 ESG report (pdf) shows that at […]
Walmart will pay half a million dollars to settle allegations from California’s Department of Justice that it was selling brass knuckles on its website. This comes as California state law prohibits the sale and possession of such items.
San Francisco officials decided to hold a meeting outdoors, but the special session was quickly cut short after some locals started heckling the city leaders. Walmart is to pay California $500,000 in settlement over the sale of brass knuckles that are prohibited in the state. Caitlyn Jenner, a former olympian and a transgender, recently spoke […]
An off-duty Walmart employee fatally shot a customer who tried to help a female employee who had gotten into a fight with the gunman, Florida law enforcement officials said Wednesday. Tironie Sterling, 22, is charged with first-degree murder for Tuesday afternoon’s shooting at a suburban Fort Lauderdale Walmart, the Broward County Sheriff’s Office said. According […]
IKEA announced on Thursday that it will invest more than $2.2 billion in the U.S. market over the next three years to further expand its omnichannel fulfillment network. In a statement, Ingka Group, which owns most IKEA stores, said it plans to bring eight new big stores and add nine “plan and order points”—smaller stores […]
Hundreds of workers at five U.S. Walmart facilities that process online orders have been given 90 days to find a job at other company locations, a spokesperson confirmed to Reuters. About 200 workers at Pedricktown, New Jersey, and hundreds of others at Fort Worth, Texas; Chino, California; Davenport, Florida; and Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, were let go […]
More than one million Halloween-themed candles have been recalled at a major U.S. retailer following reports of cracking glass, which led to minor consumer injuries. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) issued the recall at Walmart on Feb. 23. It applies to over 1.2 million autumnal and Halloween-themed scented Mainstays Three-Wicked Candles. The candles […]
Walmart is concerned about the U.S. economic outlook this year after its latest earnings projections showed that consumers were under heavy pressure. Shares of the retail giant rose 0.4 percent after the big-box retailer gave its weaker-than-expected outlook for the year ahead. The world’s largest retailer saw its full-year earnings forecast (pdf) fall below estimates, as […]
