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[unable to retrieve full-text content]Memorial Day sales 2024: We found the best deals at Amazon, Walmart, Target and more  Yahoo Life Source link

Sign up for the India Edition newsletter by Menaka Doshi – an insider’s guide to the emerging economic powerhouse, and the billionaires and businesses behind its rise, delivered weekly. Google and Walmart Inc. are rapidly gaining customers from India’s Paytm, the fintech pioneer struggling to navigate central bank restrictions and the potential shutdown of a key payments affiliate. Source link

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Stocks rally amid debt debate, Walmart earnings: Stock market news today  Yahoo Finance Source link

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[unable to retrieve full-text content]The rich are shopping at Walmart — and 3 other big themes this week  Yahoo Finance Source link

Walmart (WMT) announced plans to hike its average hourly pay to more than $17.50 on Tuesday. In a statement to U.S. employees, Walmart U.S. CEO and President John Furner said “starting next month, we’ll begin investing in higher wages for associates.” He added: “This includes a mixture of associates’ regular annual increases and targeted investments in starting rates for thousands of stores, to ensure we have attractive pay in the markets we operate. We expect these raises will bring our… Source link

Walmart stock (WMT) continues to be a retail name to own in an uncertain economic environment, according to Goldman Sachs. In a note to clients, Goldman Sachs retail analyst Kate McShane reiterated a Buy rating on the stock, citing three main reasons: “1) strong top-line trends along with market share gains; 2) an improved inventory position, which should support margins due to reduced markdown pressure; and 3) the long-term algorithm (+4% top line and even better operating income growth)… Source link

Walmart (WMT) is out with a new platform for influencers, called Walmart Creator. On Tuesday, the big box retailer announced a beta version of the site that allows influencers and social media creators to monetize shoppable Walmart product recommendations to their followers. The company plans to fully launch the platform in 2023. In a press release, Walmart marketing executive William White said, “We know our customers are inspired by the content and stories they see from their favorite… Source link

Walmart (WMT) may have an edge over its competition, Target — selling gasoline. Walmart+ members can save 10 cents a gallon at a number of participating Walmart, Murphy, Exxon and Mobil (XOM) stations nationwide. “This is actually Walmart’s secret ingredient over Target,” Jharonne Martis, director of consumer research at Refinitiv. In Walmart’s second-quarter fiscal 2023 earnings results, year-over-year sales grew 6.5%. This quarter alone, membership income grew 25.6%, according to… Source link

If Walmart’s second quarter sales trends in electronics are any indication, Best Buy could announce a dud of a quarter and outlook in a few short weeks. In Walmart’s earnings release on Tuesday, the world’s largest retailer cited “softness” in electronics at its Walmart U.S. division. And at Sam’s Club U.S., sales fell by a high-single digit percentage in the tech, office, and entertainment category. Walmart CFO John David Rainey struck a cautiously optimistic tone on the state of the U.S…. Source link