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Walmart Is Skipping Holiday Hiring This Year
September 20, 2017

Instead of adopting the retail standard operating procedure of reducing unemployment and hiring temporary extra workers for the holiday shopping season, Walmart has decided to stick with its permanent workforce and offer those employees the chance to log some extra hours and boost their salary. Get...

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Lackluster Earnings Tank Bed Bath & Beyond’s Stock Price
September 20, 2017

Domestic merchandise retailer Bed Bath & Beyond’s stock took a 12-point hit after Wall Street got a look at its latest earnings report and did not much like what it saw. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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Walmart Pilots Food Stamps Program For Online Groceries
September 20, 2017

Walmart is expanding its Online Grocery Pickup to more people, rolling out an option that enables customers to use their EBT card (which conveys SNAP benefits to welfare recipients) benefits for its service and pay when they pick up their food. Get the Full Story...

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Kohl’s Now Accepting Amazon Returns
September 20, 2017

It looks like Kohl’s and Amazon are deepening the partnership announced earlier this summer. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS...

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Amazon Pushes Retailers To Same-Day Delivery
September 19, 2017

In data that will likely surprise anyone who has avidly watched retail over the last few years, the market is trending strongly toward same-day delivery. According to the “2017 Digital Commerce Benchmark Survey,” conducted by Boston Retail Partners (BRP), some 65 percent of retailers will...

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Another One Bites The Dust: Toys ‘R’ Us Files For Bankruptcy
September 19, 2017

The retail death spiral drags on, and this week we have a new victim: Toys “R” Us. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our...

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Chipotle Says ‘Goodbye Chorizo, Hello Queso’
September 19, 2017

In restaurant news, the people have spoken and, apparently, they have had enough chorizo. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS...

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The Prescription For Prescription Commerce
September 19, 2017

Think the neighborhood pharmacy is dead and gone? There are more than 22,000 reasons to think otherwise, and Deepak Thomas, CEO of Phil, noted in the most recent edition of our Data Drivers that some efforts can boost the mom and pop shops head and shoulders...

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Yelp’s Push To Build Relevant, Rewarding Commerce
September 19, 2017

Since it was founded nearly 13 years ago, the Yelp review site has ascended to the rare place among firms where its name has become a synonym of what it does. For millions of customers each day – when it comes time to find a...