Latest Retail Headlines
All the headlines from our Retail Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Walmart Shooting Raises Need for Violence Prevention at Work
Nov 28 2022 // The mass shooting Wednesday at a Walmart in Virginia was only the latest example of a workplace shooting perpetrated by an employee. But while many companies provide active shooter training, experts say there is much less...
Walmart Offers to Pay $3.1B to Settle Opioid Lawsuits
Nov 17 2022 // Walmart proposed a $3.1 billion legal settlement on Tuesday over the toll of powerful prescription opioids sold at its pharmacies, becoming the latest major drug industry player to promise major support to state, local and...
CVS, Walgreens and Walmart to Pay $13.8B to Settle U.S. Opioid Claims: Sources
Nov 2 2022 // CVS Health Corp, Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. and Walmart Inc. have tentatively agreed to pay about $13.8 billion to resolve thousands of U.S. state and local government lawsuits accusing the chains of mishandling opioid...
Louisiana Furniture Retailer Sued for Race Discrimination
Sep 28 2022 // Affordable Rent-to-Own, LLC, doing business as Affordable Home Furnishings, a furniture retailer and lessor in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, violated federal law when it subjected an African American manager-in-training to a...
Walmart, CVS Agree to Settle West Virginia Opioid Suit for $147 Million
Sep 22 2022 // Walmart and CVS Pharmacy have settled with the state of West Virginia for a combined total of $147 million in a lawsuit over the companies’ roles in contributing to the oversupply of prescription drugs that fueled...
Retailers Ordered to Pay $650 Million Over Ohio Opioid Sales
Sep 5 2022 // Walmart Inc., CVS Health Corp. and Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. were ordered to pay a total of $650 million over their failure to properly monitor opioid prescriptions in Ohio, in the drug industry’s latest setback...
Lawsuit Filed Over Violent Arrest Outside Arkansas Convenience Store
Sep 1 2022 // A man who was beaten and held down by Arkansas law enforcement officers during an arrest that was caught on a widely circulated video has filed a federal lawsuit against the officers. Attorneys for Randal Worcester filed...
Walmart Ordered to Pay Oregon Man $4.4M for Racial Profiling
Aug 25 2022 // A Multnomah County grand jury has ordered Walmart to pay $4.4 million in damages to a man who sued the store, saying he was racially profiled and harassed by a Walmart employee at a Portland, Oregon, area store in...
Texas Wireless Retailer to Pay $30,000 over Sexual Harassment Suit
Aug 23 2022 // Al Meghani Enterprises, Inc., doing business as The Wireless Solutions, a specialty retailer of wireless products, services and accessories, has agreed to pay $30,000 in damages and furnish other relief in order to settle...
Walmart, CVS, Walgreens Ordered to Pay $650 Million Over Ohio Opioid Sales
Aug 18 2022 // Walmart Inc., CVS Health Corp. and Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. were ordered to pay a total of $650 million over their failure to properly monitor opioid prescriptions in Ohio, in the drug industry’s latest setback...
Texas Attorney General Opens Investigation Into Walmart’s Opioid Sales
Jun 29 2022 // Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said on Tuesday he was investigating whether Walmart WMT.N improperly filled prescriptions and failed to report suspicious orders when selling opioid drugs. Paxton said he had opened a...
Markets/Coverages: BTIS and RLI Cater to Home-Based Businesses; Cover Genius Targets Midsize Retailers with Warranty App
Jun 14 2022 // BTIS Partners With RLI to Offer Nationwide Home-Based Business Insurance Managing general agent Builders & Tradesmen’s Insurance Services (BTIS) has launched a home-based business coverage that is available...
Child Sets Section of Louisiana Walmart on Fire with Cigarette Lighter
Jun 6 2022 // A girl who appeared to be 6 to 9 years old started a fire that has closed a suburban New Orleans Walmart for repairs, the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office said last week. The fire Monday night destroyed two aisles...
Georgia High Court Finds Retailers May be Liable for Securing Loads on Vehicles
Mar 14 2022 // Georgia shoppers who are unable to load bulky purchases onto their vehicles by themselves might find store employees less willing to help — or at least being more vigilant if they do lend a hand. The Georgia Supreme...
Nike Files Trademark Suit Against Online Retailer to Halt Sale of Sneaker NFTs
Feb 4 2022 // Sneaker giant Nike sued online reseller StockX in New York federal court on Thursday for selling unauthorized images of Nike shoes, marking the latest lawsuit over digital assets known as non-fungible tokens. Nike said...
People Moves: Chubb Hires Global Aerospace’s Abbott; Brit Names Chaganty as Chief Data Officer; WTW Taps Marsh’s Gardner for GB Renewable Energy & Power Team
Feb 1 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Chubb Global Markets, Brit Ltd. and Willis Towers Watson. A summary of these new hires follows here. Chubb Global Markets Appoints Abbott as Product Head...
New York AG Finds 1 Million Customer Credentials Compromised at Online Retailers
Jan 6 2022 // More than 1 million customers’ passwords at 17 major retailers have been compromised in what’s known as “credential stuffing” attacks, New York Attorney General Letitia James said, warning...
California Attorney Suing Walmart for Illegal Disposal of Hazardous Waste
Dec 21 2021 // California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a statewide lawsuit against Walmart for the illegal disposal of hazardous waste. Bonta was joined by the California Department of Toxic Substances Control and 12 district...
Walmart Said She Shoplifted; Jury Awards Her $2.1 Million
Dec 2 2021 // An Alabama woman who says she was falsely arrested for shoplifting at a Walmart and then threatened by the company after her case was dismissed has been awarded $2.1 million in damages. A Mobile County jury on Monday ruled...
CVS, Walgreens, Walmart to Make Closing Arguments in Ohio Opioid Trial
Nov 15 2021 // A jury is set to hear closing arguments on Monday in a trial in federal court in Cleveland focused on claims by two counties in Ohio that three major retail pharmacy chains – CVS, Walgreens and Walmart – fueled...
