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☆ Walmart rolls out new training programs for skilled trades as it tries to fill high-demand roles
  + stars: | 2024-06-05 | by ( Melissa Repko | In Melissa-Repko | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +3 min
Walmart on Wednesday said it will offer new training programs and certifications to fill high-demand roles across its business, such as HVAC technicians, opticians and software engineers. The retail giant aims to retain market share gains, particularly in the grocery department, during a period of high inflation. Walmart also kicked off a $9 billion project to upgrade and modernize more than 1,400 of its stores, representing more than a quarter of the total Walmart stores across the country. The company's total annual compensation for the median employee was $27,642 in the most recent fiscal year, according to the company's 2024 proxy report. Those skilled trade jobs pay between $19 and $45 per hour, said Lo Stomski, the company's chief talent officer.
Persons: Lo Stomski, Stomski, it's Organizations: Walmart, U.S . Department of Health, Human Services, Target, Amazon, Workers Locations: Dallas, Fort Worth, Bentonville , Arkansas
☆ Facebook mom groups are powerful resources. One helped me navigate getting glasses for my toddler.
  + stars: | 2024-02-16 | by ( Jillian Becquet | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
I knew my child needed glasses, and I thought it would be as easy as getting them for myself. When I found a facebook group, the community taught me what I needed to find glasses for my 3 year old. In spite of being assured by multiple opticians that these glasses fit, the materials alone gave me pause, and we ended our search until I did more research. AdvertisementA Facebook group helped me get the glassesEnter Facebook. Plus, some of them were optometrists and opticians who knew exactly how to fit glasses on kids of all sizes.
Persons: —, hadn't, opticians, they're, I'm, I've, We'd Organizations: Service, American Optometric Association, Facebook
☆ Walmart Raises Wages for Some Pharmacists and Opticians
  + stars: | 2023-05-31 | by ( Jordyn Holman | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +1 min
The NewsWalmart, the nation’s largest private employer, said on Wednesday that it was increasing the wages for 7,700 of its pharmacists and opticians, as it expands its health business and seeks to retain the workers in a competitive environment. The retailer said the raise would push the average annual salary of the more than 3,700 pharmacists affected to more than $140,000. It said the opticians could now “expect” to make an average hourly wage of more than $22.50. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the mean annual wage for a pharmacist in the United States is $129,410 and the mean hourly wage for opticians is $21.58. Walmart employs 16,000 pharmacists and 12,000 opticians overall.
Organizations: News Walmart, Walmart, Bureau of Labor Statistics Locations: United States
☆ TympaHealth, a startup making hearing tests more accessible, just raised $23 million with this 27-slide pitch deck
  + stars: | 2023-04-28 | by ( Riddhi Kanetkar | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
TympaHealth has raised $23 million from Octopus Ventures for its hearing assessment platform. The London-based startup aims to make hearing diagnostic tests more accessible outside of hospitals. A startup that enables clinicians to perform hearing assessments outside of hospital settings has raised $23 million in fresh funds. TympaHealth founder and CEO Dr Krishan Ramdoo said the goal of the company was to make hearing and ear care more accessible. Despite this, waiting times for hearing services can stretch from 12 to 16 weeks given increasing pressures on the National Health Service's hearing care services, Ramdoo added.
☆ Cristiano Ronaldo thought he’d scored record-equaling goal – but it wasn’t to be
  + stars: | 2022-11-29 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +2 min
CNN —As he sprinted away to the corner flag with his arms spread wide on Monday, Cristiano Ronaldo thought he’d leveled Portugal great Eusebio’s record as the nation’s all-time World Cup scorer. Ronaldo had his second goal in as many games at the 2022 World Cup and his ninth for Portugal at World Cups. The goal had in fact been given to Fernandes, not Ronaldo. “What matters is that we’re going through to the next round after playing a very tough opponent.”Cristiano Ronaldo and Bruno Fernandes celebrate after Portugal beat Uruguay at 2022 World Cup. The awarding of the goal to Fernandes might have always been part of a bigger cosmic plan, if Fernandes’ children are to be believed.
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