BENTONVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Walmart, the world’s largest private employer, is boosting its starting salary for U.S. workers to $11 an hour, giving a one-time cash bonus of up to $1,000 to eligible employees and expanding its maternity and parental leave benefits. The retailer said Thursday that changes to its compensation and benefits policy will […]
THORNTON, Colo. (AP) — Two men were killed and a woman was injured in a shooting inside a suburban Denver Walmart on Wednesday night, forcing customers to either hide in the store or frantically run for the doors. Thornton police tweeted Wednesday night that they were responding to a shooting with “multiple parties down.” They […]
Actor and comedian Cedric The Entertainer is the new face of Walmart’s Holiday Campaign! He talks to the Tom Joyner Morning Show about teaming up with the iconic brand and weighs in on Decision 2016 and more! “I’m doing a holiday campaign with Walmart. I want people to understand that you can shop and know […]
Walmart Pharmacist Dr. Kevin Goins talks to the Tom Joyner Morning Show about the free blood pressure checks, free blood glucose readings and low-cost immunizations Walmart will have available during Walmart Wellness Day. Click the link above to hear the entire interview.
BENTONVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Wal-Mart Stores Inc. says it will be testing its grocery delivery service with ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft in the next two weeks in Denver and Phoenix. That’s in addition to a quiet pilot program that started in March with Deliv for its Sam’s Club customers that involves delivery of general […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Wal-Mart is closing 269 stores, more than half of them in the U.S. and another big chunk in its challenging Brazilian market. The stores being shuttered account for a fraction of the company’s 11,000 stores worldwide and less than 1 percent of its global revenue. More than 95 percent of the […]
As if we didn’t gain enough extra pounds devouring Patti Labelle’s famous sweet potato pie, the legendary singer launched her latest sweet treat with Walmart. https://twitter.com/MsPattiPatti/status/684081848155254784 Patti tweeted the first images of her #PattiCake pound cake with vanilla icing and we can just feel our waistlines growing. No word on how much Patti’s sweet treat […]
While Santa Claus was in the air on Christmas Eve, T.I. was on the ground – at two different Walmart stores in Atlanta armed with good will and some very deep pockets. The rapper approached unsuspecting shoppers who were buying last minute Christmas gifts for their families, and he insisted on footing the bill for […]
“Thank you for calling Wal-Mart, we’re out of the Patti LaBelle pie, how can I help you?” was the message a writer at the Washington Post received this weekend after calling the store, where the pies are sold for $3.48.
Just in time for the holiday season, retail giant Sam’s Club is opening its members-only doors at 7am on Saturday, November 14th, for the lowest prices of the year. Tracey Brown, the SVP Chief Member Officer of Sam’s Club and she talks to the Tom Joyner Morning Show about the importance of developing relationships with members, special holiday deals […]
Kevin Roper, 35, the Wal-Mart truck driver accused of causing the crash last year that injured comedian Tracy Morgan, and killed another man, is looking to dismiss the charges of assault by auto and death by auto, claiming that it’s impossible for him to get a fair trial due to all the media coverage and […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook is now bigger than Wal-Mart, at least when it comes to its value on the stock market. The world’s biggest online social network knocked the world’s largest retailer out of the top 10 list of the highest-valued companies in the Standard & Poor’s 500 index on Monday and the gap […]
