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Last week, WAMC reported that a Pittsfield, Massachusetts man was protesting after the local Walmart abruptly cut his sister’s hours. The 54-year-old part-time store veteran has Down Syndrome, and the news came just ahead of the holidays. Since that story aired, WAMC has learned that her hours were restored.
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For years, Walmart and Amazon operated in separate spheres: one a massive brick-and-mortar retailer, the other an online giant. But in 2016, Walmart aggressively moved into the world of e-commerce, while Amazon made big bets in physical retail. In "Winner Sells All: Amazon, Walmart, and the Battle for Our Wallets," journalist Jason Del Rey chronicles the defining business clash of this generation.
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Chain pharmacies have been shuttering stores while announcing reductions in services offered and scaling back hours of operation.
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In a saga that dates back more than a decade, development may be coming to a hotly debated property in the Saratoga County town of Ballston.In 2004,…
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Days after a developer submitted a site plan, Walmart says it won’t relocate to the former General Electric site in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Waterstone…
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A contentious proposal to build a Walmart Supercenter in Pittsfield, Massachusetts now has a site plan. A petition asking the Pittsfield City Council to…
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A contentious proposal to build a Walmart Supercenter in Pittsfield was abruptly tabled at last night’s city council meeting.The Pittsfield City Council…
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A long fight over a proposed big box store in Greenfield, Massachusetts will continue in court. After a jurisdictional dispute, the case was moved…
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After more than a decade of discussion and division, Walmart is coming to Ballston in Southern Saratoga County.Ballston's planning board gave unanimous…