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Walmart, the single largest employer in America with 2.3 million employees worldwide, has come under fire for its attendance policy.

Wal-Mart Completes Acquisition of Jet.com

by Reuters • September 20, 2016 • 0 Comments

Jet, with its ability to lower prices as customers add more items to their shopping carts, will help the world’s largest retailer reach more customers, including millennials.

Wal-Mart in Talks to Buy Online Retailer Jet.com

by Reuters • August 3, 2016 • 0 Comments

It was not clear how much Wal-Mart would pay, but Jet.com could be worth as much as $3 billion.

Wal-Mart Rips Up China Online Strategy, Starts Again With Stake in Alibaba Rival

by Reuters • June 21, 2016 • 0 Comments

The deal will see the U.S. grocery giant swap its Yihaodian platform for a 5 percent stake in JD.com Inc., worth about $1.5 billion by the firm’s latest market value.

Wal-Mart Attributes Higher Quarterly Profits to Increased Wages

by Reuters • May 19, 2016 • 0 Comments

‘We are very pleased with the traffic increases, and I think that goes along with what we are seeing with customer experience scores that continue to improve,’ CFO says.

Lawsuit Brought Against Wal-Mart Over Claims of Wood Pulp in Parmesan Cheese

by Anita Balakrishnan • February 26, 2016 • 0 Comments

A New York man is accusing the retail giant of deceptive business practices after the company’s ‘100% Grated Parmesan Cheese’ is found to contain almost 10 percent of a filler derived from wood chips.