Walmart ups truck drivers pay, hiring efforts amid industry-wide shortageWalmart is hiring “hundreds” of truck drivers — and paying them well — as the chain seeks to get out in front of the national shortage. Update on new shipping and mailing ratesRecent increases by FedEx and UPS and the pending Jan. 27 rate increase for the U.S. Postal Service will bring challenges and opportunities for business in 2019. Walmart takes hard look at online soft declines Walmart is piloting a means of automatically retrying online payments that are rejected due to issuer error. Sam’s Club extends Synchrony partnership across channels Sam’s Club, the wholesale club store division of Walmart, will keep offering omnichannel payment options through Synchrony. Starbucks rolls out delivery service in six major cities Starbucks Coffee Company is expanding its delivery pilot with Uber Eats in a big way. The top emerging risk facing companies is… Companies are increasingly at risk due to escalating staff shortages. Google hit with record fine for European privacy law violations Google has run afoul of European Union regulations protecting consumer privacy. Global cosmetics retailer enhances omnichannel visibility Rituals Cosmetics is unifying forecasting across channels and lines of business. Consumers reveal holiday return habits Consumers in the U.S. are big on returning holiday gifts, but they aren’t always happy about the experience. Study: How well do retailers see their inventory? A new study suggests retailers may be attempting to improve their inventory view. First Previous 515 516 517 518 519 Next Last