Check your freezers: Ice cream sold at Walmart and Target part of latest urgent recall Affected pints were shipped nationwide The Independent UK · Sep 17
South Carolina woman pulls up for Sam’s Club pickup order. Then staff damages her car and refuses to put manager on phone: ‘what am I supposed to do’ An employee allegedly broke a hinge. We Got This Covered · Sep 17
‘Huh? Weird’: North Carolina Walmart shopper turns off wi‑fi and bluetooth before entering Walmart. Then gasps when her card suddenly declines at checkout It declined twice. We Got This Covered · Sep 17
Zocdoc CEO: I’ve watched Walmart, IBM, and others try to ‘disrupt’ healthcare. Here’s why they failed. For too long, we have mistaken disruption for progress. Patients still struggle to find a doctor who takes their insurance. Fortune · Sep 17
Amazon increases minimum starting hourly wage for full-time core operations employees Online behemoth Amazon said it’s increasing the minimum starting hourly wage for its U.S. full-time core operations employees to $20 ahead of the holiday shopping season The Independent UK · Sep 16
Investors Don’t Have 9 Lives, So Stop Chasing Dead-Count Bounces in Hot Stocks Like Broadcom I just don’t see the bull market returning in force for a while… and maybe a long, long while. Barchart · Sep 16
“Free Delivery” Doesn’t Always Mean Free — Check These Charges Before Ordering Seeing “free delivery” splashed across a grocery app can make ordering from the couch feel like an easy money-saving decision. If you’re already buying the groceries anyway, eliminating the delivery charge sounds like you’re getting the convenience of having them brought to your door for nothing. Grocery Coupon Guide · Sep 16
Holiday Shopping Is Almost Here—And Target May Be Ready to Win Big Target cuts prices on over 10,000 items and plans October Deal Days ahead of Q3 earnings, with analysts, dividends, and institutional buying supporting shares near $142 support. MarketBeat · Sep 16
Amazon raises starting pay to $20 an hour and adds Whole Foods discount Wage increase brings Amazon’s US minimum pay in line with Costco and includes new grocery discount benefit The Guardian - US · Sep 16
Keep your home safe and secure with these 14 easy upgrades These simple tools can help you in the case of an emergency. The Guardian - US · Sep 15
Walmart, Aldi or Kroger: Where Does a $100 Grocery Budget Stretch Furthest? A $100 grocery budget doesn’t buy the same amount of food everywhere—and the difference between stores can be larger than you might expect. Grocery Coupon Guide · Sep 15
How Much Does Convenience Really Cost? We Priced 10 Pre-Cut Foods Against Whole Versions How much are you really paying to avoid chopping an onion, slicing a mushroom, or cutting up a pineapple? Grocery Coupon Guide · Sep 15
Walmart heirs Olivia and Tom Walton are committing $100 million to America's maternal death crisis—and betting states and donors will pour in more The couple is treating it as seed money, hoping states and other donors will multiply it to tackle the maternal mortality crisis. Fortune · Sep 15
CEOs warn against falling into AI’s efficiency trap: The biggest risk is ‘a better version of yesterday’ Also: All the news and watercooler chat from Fortune. Fortune · Sep 15
The Independent UK · Sep 14 Costco nearly doubles Kirkland motor oil prices while implementing purchase limit The price of a barrel of Brent crude rose past $109 on Monday morning as active fighting across the Middle East continues
We Got This Covered · Sep 14 Woman finds the same shoe priced lower in the men’s corner. She says Walmart tried to gaslight her into paying more for being a woman: ‘the pink tax’ More for the same thing?
Barchart · Sep 13 Walmart Just Declared War on DoorDash and Uber Eats, But Winning Won't Be Easy for 1 Simple Reason Walmart's new delivery push looks easy for now, but the hard part against DoorDash and Uber Eats is still to come.
We Got This Covered · Sep 13 Oklahoma man allegedly took a 1-year-old from a stranger’s shopping cart then told police, ‘Yeah, I did that’ The mother acted fast.
Fortune · Sep 13 One year after a bipolar episode put him in the hospital, Bonobos cofounder Andy Dunn sold his company to Walmart for $310 million Andy Dunn says Bonobos was “wrapped up in my ego and my identity.” Now, his social app Pie is strengthening human connection and mental well-being.
We Got This Covered · Sep 12 Walmart shopper says her ground beef looked ‘like brains’ and nearly half of its weight disappeared into grease The shrinking burger
We Got This Covered · Sep 11 She met a self-declared entrepreneur at Walmart. Then he lured her to an abandoned house and the perfect story starts cracking: ‘looked on the website’ So he expected her to just take his word for it.
The Independent UK · Sep 10 Berry mix sold at Walmart is recalled in 16 states over E. coli risk Walmart shoppers are urged to check their freezers after a recall expanded to include a frozen berry mix sold in 16 states. Chilean supplier Frutas y Hortalizas del Sur S.A. has recalled a lot of Great Value Organic Triple Berry Blend due to potential E. coli O145 contamination. E. coli…
We Got This Covered · Sep 10 Walmart shopper says reckless teenagers were creating a hazard near the pharmacy aisle. So she fakes the right phone call: ‘A deer in headlights’ She took it upon herself to teach a lesson.
Fortune · Sep 10 ‘My boss is the Chinese customer’: Walmart China CEO Christina Zhu on how the Fortune 500 company is thriving in a tough retail market Although many Western brands, including Starbucks and Lululemon, have struggled in China, Walmart has continued to deepen its footprint.
We Got This Covered · Sep 9 Black mom accused of stealing diapers at Mississippi Walmart. Then police shot into the car and killed her 1-year-old It began with an alleged shoplifting call.