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  • Wayfair treads innovation lab path

    Wayfair Inc. is turning inward to give shoppers a new view of its wares.

  • Staples and Office Depot call off merger in wake of ruling

    The nation’s two largest office-supply chains have pulled the plug on their $6.3 billion merger.

  • Wal-Mart sues Visa over chip-enabled debit cards signature verification

    Wal-Mart Stores filed a lawsuit against Visa Inc., saying the payments network wants it to verify transactions made with debit cards with signatures rather than the chip-and-PIN protocol, Bloomberg reported.

  • Wal-Mart sues Visa over chip-enabled debit cards signature verification

    Wal-Mart Stores filed a lawsuit against Visa Inc., saying the payments network wants it to verify transactions made with debit cards with signatures rather than the chip-and-PIN protocol, Bloomberg reported.  

  • Canadian retailers respond to Fort McMurray wildfires with donations

    Both Walmart Canada and Loblaw companies sent financial aid to support the relief efforts in the Fort McMurray community. According to reports published Friday morning, fires in the province of Alberta have to date forced the evacution of 88,000 residents and destroyed more than 1,600 structures.

  • Guess what old tradition Walmart is bringing back?

    The employees who once greeted shoppers with a friendly “Welcome to Walmart” are making a comeback.

    Walmart is reviving and updating its door-greeter program in an effort to improve customer service and also deter shoplifting.

    The greeters were the invention of company founder Sam Walton, who saw them as a way to put a friendly face on the chain’s large stores. But in recent years, most of the employees who served as greeters were moved to other parts of the store.

  • Amazon expands reach of Prime Now to the Web

    Amazon.com is making its Prime Now on-demand delivery service more accessible, but is not adding new markets.

    Following several weeks of media speculation, Amazon has made the formerly smartphone app-only Prime Now available as a page on its e-commerce site. Members of the paid Amazon Prime loyalty program in one of the 27 metro areas where Prime Now is available can place orders for one- or two-hour delivery.

  • New rule will impact retail store signage in Quebec

    Wal-Mart and other retailers who operate stores in Canada’s Quebec province are going to have make some changes to their store signage.

    The Quebec government plans to modify the language laws of the province, where French is the predominant language, to add French to their exterior signage. Companies, however, will not have to change their trademarks.

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