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Since launching Walmart Pay in early July, Walmart has been struggling to get its customers on board with the app—an issue that hasn’t been as big a problem for other chains. Recent research shows that 5.5 percent of consumers would …

Lowe’s is taking its social media presence to a new level with a fresh tool: Facebook 360. At the end of July, the home improvement giant launched a Facebook video campaign titled “Made in a Minute.” Through the new Facebook 360-degree video …

Today, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire online retailer Jet for $3 billion in cash. In addition, $300 million of Walmart shares will be paid over time as part of the transaction. The purchase …

It started with learning how to conduct time studies and solder, morphed into lessons on team dynamics and production planning and ended with a robot building competition. Last week, STIHL Inc. hosted its fifth Annual Manufacturing Technology Summer Camp in …

Here’s a change for Lowe’s: The company is opening a direct fulfillment facility to ship products straight to consumers in an effort to expand its online sales and speed up deliveries. Rival Home Depot already operates three direct fulfillment centers that support its growing online …

The mural on the side of Maxbauer Ace Hardware depicts Traverse City, Michigan—but when “Pokemon Go” players go to the store, they see a digital cartoon character on the wall. And that’s OK with the staff at Maxbauer Ace. When …

For the past year, hourly employees at restaurants and chains like Starbucks, McDonald’s and Old Navy have been able to personally find and schedule coworkers to cover their work shifts  by using a new app called Shyft. Rather than penciling in doctor’s appointments and vacation …

When consumers head to Lowe’s in the future, they’ll have a better chance of mapping out their homes and making sure products they buy fit just right. Through Lowe’s Vision, an app using Google’s 3-D smartphone platform Tango, users will be able …