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    The Two-Way
    Wal-Mart says most of the stores it plans to close will be gone by the end of the month.
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    Wal-Mart To Close 269 Stores, Including 154 In U.S.

    Jan 15, 2016
    Most of the American outlets on the chopping block are Wal-Mart Express stores. Those are the company's smallest-format locations. Wal-Mart also said it will open 300 new stores in the coming year.
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    The Two-Way
    Wal-Mart employee Adriana Cajuso takes payment from customer Yoalmi Matias at a store in Miami. By mid-2016, Wal-Mart says, customers will have the option of paying via their smartphones.
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    Wal-Mart To Launch New Mobile Pay System In 2016

    Dec 10, 2015
    There's already Apple Pay, Android Pay and Samsung Pay. Prepare for Wal-Mart Pay: a feature in Wal-Mart's app that will allow shoppers to check out with their smartphones.
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    The Two-Way
    Joining Amazon, Google and other companies, Walmart will test drones for commercial uses like home deliveries.
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    Ready, Set, Drone: Walmart Joins Amazon, Google In Testing Delivery Drones

    Oct 26, 2015
    Walmart has applied to U.S. regulators for permission to test drones for home delivery and curbside pick up.
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    The Salt
    Wal-Mart employee Dayngel Fernandez stocks shelves in the produce department of a Miami store in February. Activists say the company's recent corporate policy changes don't address systemic labor and environmental problems.
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    Why Wal-Mart's Labor Issues Run Deeper Than Too Much Justin Bieber

    Jun 05, 2015
    Wal-Mart has said it will turn up the heat and turn down the Justin Bieber music at stores to appease employees. But it's not addressing the most glaring problems in its supply chain, activists say.
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    The Salt
    Hundreds of demonstrators rallied to protest Wal-Mart's labor practices in Hyattsville, Md., in Sept. 2013.
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    When Wal-Mart Comes To Town, What Does It Mean For Workers?

    Apr 02, 2015
    Wal-Mart has long been criticized for low pay and erratic work schedules. So when the retailer arrives in a community, it stirs controversy — but it also brings jobs and low prices.
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    The Salt
    A woman pushes a cart at a Costco store in Hackensack, N.J., in 2013. Big-box stores are effective delivery devices for fattening foods, economists argue in a new study.
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    Have Big-Box Superstores Helped To Make Us Fat?

    Feb 20, 2015
    A study argues that the density of restaurants and large-scale food retailers in parts of the U.S. has been a major factor in the rise of obesity. But some see it as a "chicken and egg" problem.

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