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Report: Wal-Mart centralizes IT approach
Santa Clara, Calif. –- Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is reportedly developing a new centralized approach to how it prioritizes and executes IT projects. According to the Wall Street Journal, Wal-Mart will now consolidate all IT projects into a single portfolio overseen by CIO Karenann Terrell.
Vermont’s first Walmart Supercenter opens at Berlin Mall
Berlin, Vt. -- The Berlin Mall, in Berlin, Vt., hosted the grand opening of the state’s first Walmart Supercenter on Wednesday. The location was previously a 65,000+-sq.-ft. Walmart store that added 26,200 sq. ft. and full-line grocery offerings to bring the retailer’s first supercenter to Vermont.

DDR and Blackstone JV closes on $2 billion 71-center purchase

Beachwood, Ohio --DDR Corp. and an affiliate of Blackstone Real Estate Partners VII announced that a joint venture formed by the pair has closed on the acquisition of 71 shopping centers previously owned by American Realty Capital Properties for $1.93 billion.
And the most-loved brands of millennials are…

St. Louis -- Nike, Apple, Samsung, Sony, and Walmart are the top five “most beloved” brands of millenials in a report by digital advertising agency Moosylvania. The 2015 Top 50 Millennial Brand Ranking Report is based on panel studies of 1,500 millennials (defined as aged 14 to 35).
Walmart slows physical expansion in U.S.

A much anticipated acceleration of small format Walmart stores failed to materialize on Wednesday when the retailer announced plans to curtail domestic new store growth in 2016.
Report: Wal-Mart pilots digital movie service

Bentonville, Ark. –- Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is reportedly piloting a service called InstaWatch that lets customers obtain digital access to movies they buy in stores or on the Wal-Mart site.
Wal-Mart cuts back U.S. supercenter growth; ups e-commerce spending

Bentonville, Ark. -- Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is planning to sharply cut back the growth of its U.S. supercenters in favor of smaller-format stores and acccelerated e-commerce and digital investments.
Walmart bring lockers to hometown supercenter

Walmart’s newest omnichannel initiative is on display at a supercenter in Northwest Arkanas where the retailer has installed lockers for online order pickup.
Apple Pay: Paving the Way for Mobile Payments

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Gap to outdo Walmart in holiday hires; plans Holiday Hiring Blitz events nationwide

San Francisco -- Gap Inc. plans to hire more than 63,000 seasonal associates—more than Walmart—at its stores, call centers and distribution centers nationwide for the 2014 holiday season. (Walmart previously announced it was hiring 60,000 seasonal associates.)

Report: Wal-Mart centralizes IT approach

Vermont’s first Walmart Supercenter opens at Berlin Mall

DDR and Blackstone JV closes on $2 billion 71-center purchase

And the most-loved brands of millennials are…

Walmart slows physical expansion in U.S.

Report: Wal-Mart pilots digital movie service

Wal-Mart cuts back U.S. supercenter growth; ups e-commerce spending

Walmart bring lockers to hometown supercenter

Apple Pay: Paving the Way for Mobile Payments

Gap to outdo Walmart in holiday hires; plans Holiday Hiring Blitz events nationwide