Walmart

Prickly present: dancing cactus toy that raps in Polish about cocaine goes viral

Walmart removes listing by third-party seller after Ontario woman discovers one of toy’s songs is about cocaine and hopelessness

Matthew Cantor

01, Dec, 2021 @6:00 AM

Aromatherapy spray sold by Walmart causes deadly bacterial infection

Better Homes & Gardens spray was link between four infections in Kansas, Georgia, Minnesota and Texas that caused two deaths

Gloria Oladipo

28, Oct, 2021 @4:21 PM

‘You can’t pay bills on $12 an hour’: Walmart employees left out of raises

Company announced it would raise minimum wage at Sam’s Club to $15, but Walmart workers were only bumped up to $12

Michael Sainato

28, Oct, 2021 @12:30 PM

A billionaire wants to build a utopia in the US desert. Seems like this could go wrong | Jessa Crispin

The architects of the proposed 150,000-acre project are scouting the American south-west. They’re already predicting the first residents can move in by 2030

Jessa Crispin

20, Sep, 2021 @10:15 AM

Walmart has a plan to tackle the climate crisis. Can it pull it off?

Walmart is attempting to erase its huge climate footprint while continuing to sell tens of millions of low-priced products

Kyla Mandel

13, Sep, 2021 @10:00 AM

Employment rights offer UK immunity to mandatory workplace Covid jabs

A growing list of American businesses are demanding that their staff be immunised but corporate culture, and law, differ in Britain

08, Aug, 2021 @6:00 AM

Walmart told to pay woman with Down’s syndrome $125m for unfair dismissal

Wisconsin employee Marlo Spaeth wins discrimination lawsuit but Walmart says amount will be reduced to $300,000

Maya Yang

19, Jul, 2021 @3:11 PM

Recommend working at Walmart? Never, say Black managers in survey

A survey of 56 senior Black executives at largest private employer in US found they would not urge people of color to join the retailer

Priya Elan

10, Jul, 2021 @6:00 AM

Memo to corporate leaders post-Covid: the disruption to businesses has only just begun | John Naughton

Managerial hierarchies must learn the true lessons of the pandemic if they are to survive and thrive

John Naughton

26, Jun, 2021 @3:00 PM

Wealth secret of the super rich revealed: be born into a rich family

The 10 richest dynasties, such as those behind Walmart and Mars, grew their net worth by $136bn during the pandemic, report finds

Amanda Holpuch in New York

16, Jun, 2021 @4:01 AM

25 corporations marking Pride donated over $10m to anti-LGBTQ+ politicians – study

CVS Health, AT&T, Walmart and Comcast among companies that supported anti-LGBTQ+ candidates, Popular Information reports

Edward Helmore

14, Jun, 2021 @7:11 PM

Pride rainbow merchandise is everywhere, but who gets the pot of gold?

Multicoloured themed products are hitting shops as June celebrations begin, but little profit goes to LGBTQ+ communities