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U.S. Walmart Chile pulls court requests for police protection, but warns looting continues. SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Walmart in Chile on Monday pulled requests it filed earlier with Chilean courts demanding police protection for its supermarkets, but said looting of its stores continued and that the situation following weeks of unrest remained "complex." The Chilean subsidiary of the U.S.-based retailer (WMT.N) in November told judges in six cities that the attacks on its stores had "gravely" affected its ability to operate in the country. The judicial request for beefed up security - in the cities of Arica, Puerto Montt, Concepcion, Chillan, Temuco and Valdivia - followed a month of violent riots across the country that started over a hike in public transport fares and broadened to address simmering grievances over inequality.

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With "buy online, pick up in store," otherwise known as BOPIS, the company is tuning in to the most current buyer behaviors. Why is this option so popular? And what do customers gain from BOPIS compared to home delivery or shopping at the store? Customers can simply click on "choose FedEx location" at checkout, then pick from the available sites. As part of its store pickup option, in many locations Walmart offers grocery pickup and loading: A customer can order online, and a Walmart personal shopper will put together the order and bring it straight to the customer's car. Earlier this year, Walmart CEO Doug McMillon said, "We're ... convinced [customers] want us and expect us to bring our stores and e-commerce businesses together in a digitally connected seamless way that makes shopping easier." As with the general retail trend, Walmart's e-commerce business is growing at a fast pace, with U.S. e-commerce sales rising 41% last quarter.

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This KFC-Scented Fire Log Is A Real Thing You Can Buy At Walmart. December 6, 2019, 1:37 PM UTC. What better way to celebrate the holidays than making your home smell like a KFC restaurant. Walmart Inc (NYSE: WMT) is again selling an Extra Crispy Fire Log which duplicates the familiar smell of KFC's secret blend of 11 herbs and spices. What To Know About The KFC-Scented Fire Log. Consumers will need to go online to Walmart.com to purchase a log for $18.99 and wait patiently (or impatiently) for two days.

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It is one of a handful of rewards credit cards that are partnered with major retailers in an effort to keep customers loyal to one brand in a competitive space. Walmart’s offering is in direct competition with similar cards issued by competitors Amazon and Target. If you are a consumer who doesn’t have an existing loyalty to one of these brands, choosing between these cards can be a little bit confusing. Walmart has three rewards tiers for purchases made with this card, spanning from 1% for standard purchases all the way to 5% for purchases made on Walmart.com. Using the card for in-store transactions and Walmart gas purchases will net 2% in rewards.

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Visit kfc.com and order a $20 Fill Up® for delivery1, throw a fried chicken-scented log on the fire, and enjoy the delicious taste, smell and warmth of Colonel Sanders' fried chicken in complete never-leave-the-couch bliss. "Since selling out last year, we have received weekly calls from hopeful fans wanting to get their hands on the 11 Herbs & Spices Firelog. This hearth-warming and hunger-inducing partnership between Enviro-Log, KFC, and Walmart.com is sure to spice things up this holiday season," said Ross McRoy, president and founder of Enviro-Log. After the successful partnership with Enviro-Log®, KFC has partnered with the company again to bring back the 11 Herbs & Spices Firelog, this time available for purchase exclusively via Walmart.com. About Enviro-Log, Inc. Enviro-Log® is an eco-friendly, consumer products and recycling company headquartered in Fitzgerald, Ga. Enviro-Log is the largest waxed cardboard recycler in North America and the third largest producer of manufactured firelogs in the U.S. Enviro-Log Firelogs are made of 100 percent recycled materials and burn cleaner than wood while providing 50 percent more heat per pound.

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Walmart Inc <WMT.N> for the first time on Wednesday revealed the breadth of customer information it collects as it came out in favor of consumers having "reasonable controls" with regard to collection, use and sharing of personal data. The world's largest retailer said shoppers should have an opportunity to "reasonably access, correct or delete their data while limiting the sale of their data to third parties and its use in digital advertising," as it testified at a hearing by the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation. More than a dozen privacy bills have been introduced in Congress and concerns have mounted over how information is being collected and used especially by big tech companies. Nuala O'Connor, senior vice president and chief counsel of digital citizenship at Walmart, said privacy legislation focused on a particular industry - referring to the U.S. tech sector - must be carefully crafted to avoid unintended effects on retail.

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A coalition of gun control advocacy groups led by Guns Down America published a gun safety scorecard for national retailers. The list assigns a number and grade letter to 29 businesses, including Walmart, Trader Joe's , Kroger, and Chick-fil-A , and ranks each company according to three categories. Retailers can earn or lose points based on their in-store gun policies, donations made to the National Rifle Association, and whether the company or its CEO has ever publicly demanded action on gun control. Out of the 29 stores on the list , 25 of them had instances of gun violence in their stores, according to Guns Down America.

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Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include: Walmart WMT, Target TGT, Amazon AMZN, eBay Inc. (EBAY and Macy's, Inc. M. Here are highlights from Tuesday’s Analyst Blog:. Consequently, Black Friday sales for brick-and-mortar stores in 2019 declined 6.2% (the weakest result since 2014), according to ShopperTrak data, quoted on CNBC (read: Shop Online ETFs & Stocks for Black Friday & Beyond). Despite a spurt in online sales, some big-box retailers like Walmart and Target bucked the trend of online euphoria, attracting huge in-store footfall, per CNBC.

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A coalition of gun-reform advocacy groups on Wednesday released a scorecard that gives letter grades to 29 retailers based on their in-store gun policies, their public stance on gun safety and their donations to top National Rifle Association-backed politicians. The project is meant to push retailers to "lean into gun reform," said Igor Volsky, founder and executive director of advocacy group Guns Down America, which headed the project. In light of increasing gun violence in America, retailers have been steadily changing their tune on guns in recent years. But the second half of 2019 saw a major and public shift in the retail industry's involvement in the gun debate. After a mass shooter killed 22 people at a Walmart store in El Paso, Texas, in August, Guns Down America and other advocacy groups, along with employees and customers, pressured the company to stop allowing customers to openly carry guns in its stores.

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Shares of digital health company DarioHealth Corp (NASDAQ: DRIO) are advancing strongly Tuesday. DarioHealth said its Dario-powered digital diabetes app has been launched on Walmart Inc's (NYSE: WMT) online store. The company said the app is among the most downloaded and highest rated health care apps in the Apple app store. "We will offer Walmart's consumers MyDario, our complete digital solution to manage diabetes, hypertension, nutrition and exercise. Our system is affordable and supported by a large body of clinical evidence that we believe demonstrates that Dario significantly and quickly improves the health and wellness of its users," DarioHealth's Chief Commercial Officer Olivier Jarry said.

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