Keyword: walmart
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NORTHEAST MIAMI-DADE, Florida (WSVN) — Rescue crews took a man to the hospital after he accidentally shot himself with his own firearm while inside the Walmart in Northeast Miami-Dade, officials said. The gunshot startled shoppers at the large retailer located at 1425 NE 163rd Street, Saturday afternoon. Witnesses said some people ducked for cover, while others asked what was happening. When asked whether she was scared, a shopper said, “Yes.” 7News cameras captured Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office deputies swarming the area. “When we pulled up, there were so many lights, so many police cars,” said a customer named Penelope, “and then,...
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Walmart – the nation’s largest private employer – warned of possible price hikes on Thursday given the uncertainty in the tariff environment. "We will do our best to keep our prices as low as possible but given the magnitude of the tariffs, even at the reduced levels announced this week, we aren’t able to absorb all the pressure given the reality of narrow retail margins," Walmart CEO Doug McMillon said in a statement as the retailer reported its first quarter results, which met Wall Street expectations. Consumers could see price hikes as soon as the end of May, Walmart Chief...
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Target requires airtight video proof before it will accuse anyone of shoplifting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JtA0eR9kIo Wal-Mart, on the other hand, gets its jollies off by making false accusations against innocent people: https://x.com/Mappy6984/status/1921904453122158604
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PULSE POINTS:❓What Happened: Walmart has announced new programs, including “Grow with US” and the 2025 Open Call, to expand support for American-made products and American small businesses, as President Donald J. Trump pursues a policy of supporting American producers through tariffs on foreign goods.👥 Who’s Involved: Walmart U.S., led by President and CEO John Furner and CFO John David Rainey, alongside U.S. small businesses and entrepreneurs.📍 Where & When: Announced on April 29, 2025, with Open Call events starting May 1 in Orlando, Florida, and the main event on October 7-8 in Bentonville, Arkansas.💬 Key Quote: John Furner stated, “We’ve...
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For Tampa FL's residents who do NOT speak or read Spanish, Walmart's corporate overlords have just declared you to be an official minority. As of yesterday morning, Walmart's corporate (not sponsored) website comes up entirely in Spanish, with no obvious "Press 2 for English" option showing anywhere. Are they for real? A search online resulted in dozens of so-called "explanations" as to why this kind of thing might be happening to you on your computer. One explanation given was that a "business" might switch to Spanish as its default language in corporate communications if/when the demographic in a locality it...
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Sam's Club stores is axing all self-checkouts from its 600 stores — in favor of controversial new technology. The Walmart-owned warehouse chain, often seen as Costco's biggest rival, is rolling out AI-powered 'Scan & Go' tech that lets shoppers skip the line and walk straight out the door once they're done shopping. The move is controversial because it uses a network of cameras and sensors to track shoppers and their carts. In addition, the checkout-free experience requires all customers to use a smartphone and download the store’s app. This could pose a challenge to older shoppers who may struggle with...
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President Donald Trump on Monday met with chief executives from three of the nation’s top retailers, who came to the White House to discuss how his sweeping tariff plans could impact their import-heavy business models. Walmart CEO Doug McMillon and Target chief executive Brian Cornell both attended, as did Home Depot CEO Ted Decker. A White House official told CNBC earlier Monday that a representative from Lowe’s would also be at the meeting. After the meeting concluded, an official told NBC News that no one from Lowe’s attended. After the meeting wrapped, the three companies issued nearly identical statements. “We...
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Newly released security camera footage has disproven a mother's claim that a man tried to snatch her two-year-old son while at a Walmart in Georgia, according to the accused's attorney. Caroline Miller was shopping with her son, Jude, and her four-year-old daughter inside the Walmart in Acworth last month when she alleged that 56-year-old Mahendra Patel tried to distract her by asking where to find Tylenol and used the moment to kidnap her son. He was arrested three days after the incident and has been held at Cobb County Jail for nearly a month, facing charges of attempted kidnapping, assault...
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Nicolle Wallace let her snooty slip show. On Wednesday's Deadline White House, the MSNBC show she hosts, Wallace suggested that Walmart is the place you shop only if you're on the road and forgot an item. "I mean, you might [be] someplace—travel baseball. So you go into lots of places and Walmart is where, if you forgot, you know, something you need. If you forgot a glove or a sock, you know, they have that."Get the rest of the story and view the video here.
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A Walmart employee in Newton County, Georgia, shot and killed one person inside the store and another person at a residence early Friday morning. The Associated Press noted that the shooting inside the store occurred at 1:30 a.m., leaving an employee dead and another employee wounded. The gunman then went to a nearby residence and killed another person. FOX 5 Atlanta reported that the individual killed in the home was a Walmart employee, too. The violence started when one employee left the store, retrieved a gun from his vehicle and came back inside. He was captured just across the Georgia...
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A Florida middle school principal said he “did something dumb” after he was arrested at Walmart for trying a shoplifting tactic he claims his friends told him would work. Bok Academy North Principal Gregory Lewis was at a Winter Haven Walmart in Polk County on Saturday afternoon when an asset protection officer observed him “skip scanning” at the self-checkout, WFLA reported. The middle school principal, who admitted to the crime, told a Winter Haven police officer during his arrest that his friends had told him about the shoplifting tactic and that he wanted to try it out for himself.
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ACWORTH, Ga. - Acworth police have arrested a man accused of trying to snatch a child away from their mother at a Walmart. What we know: It happened on March 18 at the store located at 3105 Cobb Parkway. Acworth detectives used surveillance and FLOCK cameras to track the suspect down. Three days later, 56-year-old Mahendra Patel of Kennesaw was arrested and charged with simple assault (misdemeanor), simple battery (misdemeanor) and kidnapping (felony). Patel is being held in the Cobb County Sheriff's Office without bond.
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Walmart, one of the nation’s biggest retailers, is telling its China-based suppliers to absorb the cost of President Donald Trump’s increased tariffs on Chinese-made products. Sources told Bloomberg News that Walmart is asking Chinese suppliers to cut their prices — some by as much as 10 percent — so that Trump’s increased tariffs on China will be absorbed by the retailers rather than American consumers. Chinese suppliers are reportedly trying to resist any lowering of their prices while some manufacturers are having to go outside China to source their materials. A spokesperson for Walmart told Bloomberg that the retailer is...
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A Tennessee woman has been banned from every Walmart in the country after an epic shoplifting spree. Ashley Cross, 37, cannot enter any of the grocery giant's 4,600 stores after being caught running a bar code scam. Cross, a known shoplifter, was caught using barcode for a watch battery to scan multiple items for $1 at self-checkouts. Memphis Police caught Cross in the process of stealing a pair of jeans, a t-shirt some boots and 11 packs of ramen noodles from a Walmart on Elvis Presley Boulevard earlier this week. The total haul was valued at $137.34, according to the...
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The Food and Drug Administration has upgraded its classification of a broccoli recall initially reported in late December, labeling it as “Class I” — the agency’s most serious recall category. Braga Fresh, of Salinas, California, had initially issued an “advisory” for a specific lot of Marketside Broccoli Florets in late December, after Health and Human Services workers discovered Listeria monocytogenes in “multiple samples” from a Texas Walmart. The broccoli had been distributed to Walmart stores in 20 states: Alaska, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Washington and Wyoming. No...
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We just went to our local Wal-Mart in Bluffton SC. Armed security at each entrance. My husband got to talking to one and asked if there was a problem in the store. The reply was NO, it is a new policy and will be from 11am til closing every day. Asked if they are authorized to use force if necessary and was told, “YES” there is a new President, new rules,”. Has anyone else seen this or has it been a policy at other stores? We were stunned.
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Walmart stores recently recalled more than 12,000 cartons of chicken broth amid concerns that the product's packaging was compromised. The recalled product is the Great Value brand of chicken broth, which was sold in 48 ounce containers, according to a release from the Food and Drug Administration. The recall was initiated on Dec. 11, but the notice was published on the FDA's website on Jan. 8. The recalled cartons were sent to stores in Alabama and Arkansas, according to the FDA's announcement, but Walmart said in a statement to Fox News Digital on Friday that a total of 242 stores...
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Braga Fresh Recalls Broccoli Florets Sold At Walmart Over Listeria Concerns Federal officials have upgraded a chocolate recall to the highest risk level over fears that consuming the product could “cause serious adverse health consequences or death.” Three products from Cal Yee Farm — Dark Chocolate Almonds, Dark Chocolate Apricots and Dark Chocolate Walnuts — have been given a Class 1 classification for containing undeclared milk, according to the FDA. Undeclared milk in food products can lead to serious health issues for people with milk allergies, including hives, cramps, dizziness, swollen vocal cords and unconsciousness, and cause death, according to...
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State AGs urge Costco to 'ditch DEI' as other companies jump ship from progressive HR efforts.. Attorneys general in 19 states are warning Costco "to end all unlawful discrimination imposed by the company through diversity, equity, and inclusion" policies to reflect President Donald Trump's recent executive order booting DEI out of federal agencies and warning private sectors to do the same. "Racial discrimination is both immoral and illegal. Race-based employment hiring violates state and federal law, and as the chief law enforcement officer of Kansas, I intend to enforce the law vigorously," Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach .. Trump's executive...
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