AP Some Walmart employees are grappling with safety concerns after shootings at stores last week that killed at least 22 people at in El Paso, Texas, and two people in Southaven, Mississippi. "At the end of the day if someone wants to walk in my store with an AK-47 and start shooting there’s nothing I […]
Walmart CEO promises ‘thoughtful and deliberate’ response to 2 deadly shootings at its stores (WMT)
Andres Leighton / AP Walmart CEO Doug McMillon on Tuesday said the company will be "thoughtful and deliberate" in its responses to two deadly shootings at its stores. "We’re a learning organization, and we’ll work to understand the many important issues arising from El Paso and Southaven as well as those raised in the broader […]
Threat of a knife attack at Georgia Walmart sparks terror in the aftermath of mass shootings (WMT)
Reuters, Mark Lambie/The El Paso Times via Associated Press A knife-wielding man at a Walmart in the Atlanta suburb of Marietta, Georgia sparked rumors of an active shooter on Monday. The suspect, who is now in police custody, grabbed a knife from the sporting goods department, unwrapped it from its packaging, and waved it at […]
Walmart CEO slams the federal minimum wage as ‘too low’ and urges Congress to push it higher (WMT)
Mark Lennihan / AP Images Walmart CEO Doug McMillon said Wednesday that the $7.25 federal minimum wage is "too low." "It’s time for Congress to put a thoughtful plan in place to increase the minimum wage," he said. McMillon made the remarks as Walmart faces scrutiny over the wages that it pays store employees. Visit […]