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Walmart to install electric vehicle chargers in hundreds of US locations
Fp Staff •The announcement is the latest sign of movement in the US transportation market in what is expected to be a years-long transition away from the internal combustion engine car
The Great Layoff continues in 2023: Accenture, Walmart, Indeed announce job cuts
Fp Explainers •Accenture, which currently employs over seven lakh people, has said it will cut 19,000 workers, while job portal Indeed has announced a stuff reduction of 15 per cent in ‘nearly every team, function, level, and region’
A Bug's Life: The giant Jurassic-era insect rediscovered in Arkansas, US
Fp Explainers •Scientists were ecstatic when the enormous lacewing, Polystoechotes punctata, was found in an urban region of Fayetteville, Arkansas after half a century. As per several descriptions, the insect looks like a hybrid between a fly and a moth, with speckled wings that it keeps tent-like over its body
Walmart to shut down three US-based tech hubs, relocate staff
Fp Staff •Walmart, which employs more than 1.3 million people in the United States, will pay transfer costs of workers who moved earlier and make severance payments to those who decide to leave the company
Walmart launches sleek new store designs to attract more footfall
Trendingdesk •According to CFO of Walmart, John David Rainey, 75 percent of Walmart's market share gains in food have come from households that earn more than $100,000 annually
Walmart hikes minimum employee wage amid tight labour market in US; details here
Trendingdesk •Walmart is expanding its Live Better U project, which pays for part-time and full-time employees' tuition and expenses, by adding more college degrees and certificates
Walmart pulls out boots from online space, ‘KKK’ was engraved on each shoe
Fp Staff •The company has not been able to ascertain why the USD 50 boots had the letters engraved on them. The third-party seller appeared to be a company called 'Harsuny'. Walmart has said that the item has been removed from its website over the weekend
Why did US retail giant Walmart get a billion-dollar tax bill?
Fp Explainers •This comes after the retail giant shifted PhonePe’s headquarters from Singapore to India and a rise in the digital payment company’s value after a fresh round of funding. Walmart has already paid most of the amount, according to people in the know
TikToker raises over 3,800 donations for elderly Walmart employee, story goes viral
Trendingdesk •A TikTok video is going viral showing a man appealing to followers to raise funds for an elderly Walmart employee
US: Gunman among several killed at Virginia Walmart shooting
Fp Staff •The incident took place late on Tuesday evening at Chesapeake in the US state of Virginia. The gunman was reportedly shot and killed by the police. The Chesapeake Police Department said the number of dead and injured is still unclear and could rise