Greeters to return to Wal-Mart gates
Submitted by Apoorva Prasad on Tue, 05/10/2016 - 03:17
Leading retail giant, Wal-Mart has said that it will bring back door greeters to a majority of its 5,000 stores in the coming months in order to improve customer service at its stores.
The company has also said that it will position a customer host at stores that are at a higher risk of theft. The role of the customer host will not only be to greet customers but also check receipts to prevent theft. The company stores faced a problem with theft in the previous year. The customer hosts will be trained to help prevent thefts at stores.
Two Wal-Mart Locations in Los Angeles to Shutter on Sunday
Submitted by Apoorva Prasad on Mon, 01/18/2016 - 07:53
On Friday in an announcement, Wal-Mart announced that it will close 269 locations globally. Out of the seven stores scheduled for closure in Southern California, two will be shuttered on Sunday.
The other five Wal-Marts to be closed in Southern California are the ones located in downtown Long Beach, Bell Gardens, Hawaiian Gardens, Altadena and San Bernardino. They will close their doors for the last time on January 28.
Wal-Mart’s Raising Minimum Wages to $10 could Force the Competitors to Follow the Example
Submitted by Apoorva Prasad on Sun, 10/25/2015 - 06:49
Next year, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. plans to raise the minimum wage to $10 per hour. After that, its competitors like Target Corp. will also feel the heat if they do not follow the footsteps or they will risk losing some of their best workers, if not they would jeopardize profits.
Wal-Mart Continues with Top Management Shifts, Holley to retire in January
Submitted by Apoorva Prasad on Sat, 10/10/2015 - 07:59
At Wal-Mart Stores, the changes at the executive level still continue. On Friday, the retailer announced some major changes in the management which includes the top tier, like the planned retirement of Charles Holley.
Wal-Mart Announced It will Stop Selling AR-15 in its Stores
Submitted by Jitendra Tiwari on Thu, 08/27/2015 - 07:31
On Wednesday, Wal-Mart confirmed that it will no longer be selling assault rifles in its US stores. Moreover, the retail giant also said that decision was taken solely on the basis of demand and not gun politics or recent shooting incidents.
Even though the retailer's decision dated back before the deadly shootings in Virginia aiming two TV journalists but the company's action of ceasing the gun sale became broadly publicized on the day of the killings.
Amazon’s ‘Prime Day’ or Walmart’s Discount Deals Which Will Prove to be More Lucrative for Online Shoppers
Submitted by Avinash Tripathi on Thu, 07/16/2015 - 11:26
No doubt, e-commerce is a growing industry and online sales on special days are a great way to woo customers. However, e-commerce still makes up a very small share of the overall retail industry.
