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Crowd control at grocery stores has become a hot topic, due to social distancing concerns and worries over COVID-19 community transmission. States and municipalities are establishing different standards for stores, creating a patchwork of rules regarding social distancing and crowd…

Walmart is taking further precautions to minimize the spread of the coronavirus.  Stores have already started closing overnight for cleaning, installing sneeze guards at checkout and pharmacies, using wipes and sprayers for carts and putting up signs to encourage social…

Walmart is partnering with the state of Arkansas and Quest Diagnostics to bring a new drive-thru COVID-19 screening initiative to Northwest Arkansas. Gov. Asa Hutchinson said that the initiative is pilot project for a drive-thru screening facility for first responders…

In light of the coronavirus pandemic, more organizations are making adjustments to deal with the unprecedented health crisis.  J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc., one of the largest supply chain solutions providers in North America, announced on March 23 that drivers and…

Walmart is preparing for a massive increase of employees as it ramps up its coronavirus response. In a message to Walmart employees, CEO Doug McMillon announced that the Bentonville retailer will be hiring 150,000 new associates to its workforce. The…

Special one-hour shopping events for senior citizens are being launched at retail giants Walmart and Target as businesses across the world continue to adjust to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Beginning March 24 and running through April 28, Walmart…

by Tyler Hale Walmart is ramping up trucking division this year with the hiring of hundreds of new truck drivers. The Bentonville retailer plans to hire more than 500 truck drivers, concentrated on the East and West Coasts. According to…

by Tyler Hale Wall Street suffered another bruising day after the Dow Jones Industrial Average plummeted more than 2,000 points on Monday, March 9. The Dow Jones plunged almost 8 percent today, before rising slightly to 7.79 percent. At the…

by Tyler Hale Coronavirus is continuing to impact the world economy, with many companies restricting travel or canceling plans to attend conferences. Although the epicenter of the virus has been in China, this disease has had global ramifications that reach…

by Tyler Hale The retail war between Walmart and Amazon is heating up. Walmart is developing a new membership program that is designed to compete with Amazon’s existing Amazon Prime subscription service. Vox broke the news of the new service,…