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In September 2014, Walmart partnered with Green Dot to launch GoBank, a low-cost checking account aimed at the unbanked. From the TI archives.
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In August 2013, Walmart launched its holiday layaway — free with no opening fee — four months before Christmas. The holiday creep had officially begun.
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In 2013, a white Virginia father was followed by police at a Woodbridge Walmart after security suspected him of kidnapping — his three daughters are biracial.
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As FDI in multi-brand retail opened up in September 2012, the fear was Walmart would change India. The counter-argument: India would change Walmart.
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As Hurricane Irene bore down on the East Coast in August 2011, shoppers abandoned back-to-school buying for generators and bottled water. Retail's storm math.
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Monique Lawless, 42, saw three men stealing beer from a Texas Walmart and gave chase — leaping onto their car's hood. The thieves were caught. She was bruised.
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Why Walmart's Black Friday loss leaders are always toys and electronics: the consumer psychology behind the world's biggest retail event.
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