Augusta Police are investigating whether the 4 scares could be related.
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Grocery chains are bigger than ever. Here’s a look at the market.
Over the past 3 decades, the traditional supermarket industry shrank as a handful of big-name grocers acquired their smaller local and regional rivals.
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Walmart plans instant bank payments, cutting out card networks
Customers will soon have the option to pay directly from their bank accounts with instant transfers for online purchases.
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Bomb threat briefly closes Augusta Walmart Thursday
The store was reopened Thursday afternoon but the incident remains under investigation.
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Walmart worker’s Zoom outburst shows angst over relocation plan
Thousands of employees from smaller offices and remote workers around the U.S. have been ordered to move to the retailer’s corporate hubs, a move by the company to draw more people back to offices.
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Walmart retools its young adult clothing line in pursuit of fashion credibility
The intended audience – Gen Z – is noticing.
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Shop at Walmart? You could be eligible for up to $500 in new settlement
Do you qualify? Here’s what to know about a $45 million settlement to a class-action lawsuit alleging Walmart deceived customers into paying more for some foods.
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Hannaford, Market Basket, Shaw’s, Walmart: Check out the Press Herald’s comparison shopping
The cost of groceries has skyrocketed in recent years, but the price of food is only one factor attracting patrons to the big players in Maine’s shifting supermarket landscape.
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Walmart to build or convert 150-plus stores in next 5 years. It hasn’t opened new stores in 3 years
Walmart plans to build or convert more than 150 U.S. stores in the next 5 years, while continuing to remodel existing stores
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Etna man arrested after threatening ‘Lewiston part two’ in social media photo, authorities say
Michael Bowden, 18, was arrested after sheriff’s officials say he posed with a bolt-action rifle and ammunition outside a Palmyra Walmart, threatening in a social media post to commit a mass shooting like the one last week in Lewiston.