Walmart drops a massive sale before Amazon Prime Day 2019 - Digital Trends

With Prime Day 2019 just one day away and early access deals slated to roll out today at 3 p.m. ET, we thought we know exactly what to expect from Amazon’s massive buying holiday. Of course, we should have known Walmart wasn’t just going to sit back and let Amazon bask in the glory of its own Prime Day deals. Early this morning, Walmart surprised everyone with its own massive sales event a day ahead of the July 15 Prime Day start date.

There are tons of discounts currently available, with iPad deals, Instant pots, and Google Nest devices leading the charge. As always, there are quite a few great TV deals from this Walmart sale as well.

Best Walmart Prime Day deals

If you’re looking for the very best deals this sale has to offer, we’ve gathered most of them right here. Though there are way more where these came from.

• Samsung 55-inch 4K LED TV— $398 ($130 off)
• Apple iPad (Latest Model)— $249 ($50 off)
• Apple Watch Series 3— $199 ($80 off)
• Xbox One X 1TB NBA 2K19 Bundle— $339 ($160 off)
• Hyper E-Ride Hybrid Electric Bike— $598 ($400 off)
• Instant Pot Lux60— $59 ($40 off)
• Vizio 65-inch 4K Ultra HD TV— $450 ($248 off)
• The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild— $50 ($10 off)
• Super Smash Bros. Ultimate— $50 ($10 off)
• Mario Kart 8 Deluxe— $50 ($10 off)

 Best 4K TV Deals

Finding a solid 4K smart TV is a lot easier than it used to be. With the spotlight turning towards 8K and OLED screens from Samsung and LG, many of the older 4K models are starting to become dangerously cheap. Walmart is actually offering 55-inch 4K HDR TVs for under $400, and 65-inch HDTVs for under $500.

We’ve gathered some of the best smart TV deals we could find from the sale and tossed them in here. However, there are a lot more discounts happening than just these.

• Samsung 55-inch 4K LED TV— $398 ($130 off)
• Vizio 65-inch 4K Ultra HD TV— $450 ($248 off)
• LG 4K Smart HDR TV— $550 ($250 off)
• Vizio 50-inch 4K Ultra HD TV— $280 ($148 off)
• Samsung 75-inch 4K Smart TV— $1,298 ($300 off)

Best Laptop and Tablet Deals

Whether you’re studying, attempting to be productive at work, or just playing games on the go, a solid laptop computer or tablet is an essential companion. Good tech usually comes with hefty price tag, however, and waiting for a decent price drop before making a purchase is usually the right choice. Luckily, Walmart is offering up a smattering of nice discounts during this anti-Prime Day sale. With great deals on Dell gaming laptops and iPad Pros these savings are worth a look. We’ve also found more complete lists of iPad deals and laptop deals if these arent enough:

• Dell G3 17-inch Gaming Laptop— $730 ($129 off)
• Apple iPad (Latest Model)— $249 ($50 off)
• Apple iPad Pro 10.5 inch— $474 ($175 off)
• Samsung Galaxy Tab A— $199

Best Nintendo Switch and Xbox One Deals

While there are a few discounts on Xbox One and PS4 consoles and accessories, the best savings so far have been for Nintendo Switch games. If you’re looking to pick up a new game for your Nintendo device, or are just looking for deals on the Switch itself, we’ve found the best options Walmart Prime Day 2019 has to offer.

• Xbox One X 1TB NBA 2K19 Bundle— $339 ($160 off)
• Nintendo Switch Joy-Cons — $69 ($10 off
• The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild— $50 ($10 off)
• Super Smash Bros. Ultimate— $50 ($10 off)
• Mario Kart 8 Deluxe— $50 ($10 off)
• Super Mario Party— $50 ($10 off)

Best Smart Home and Kitchen Deals

With Alexa and Google Assistant becoming so popular in recent years, smart speakers and devices have started popping up everyhere. Making your home smarter and more efficient can help free up some time to enjoy the things your really care about in life. With big discounts on Instant Pots, Roomba robot vacuums, and and Google Home devices, the Walmart’s rivaling Prime Day sale has many options to help you save.

• Instant Pot Lux60— $59 ($40 off)
• iRobot Roomba 680— $240 ($60 off)
• Kitchenaid Tilt-Head Mixer— $199 ($60 off)
• Google Home Mini (2-Pack)— $49 ($29 off)
• Google Nest Hub— $79 ($70 off)

Best Outdoor Deals

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To help you save on the things you need for warm weather, Walmart is dropping prices a wide variety of outdoor items. Grills, pressure washers, patio furniture, and more have all gone on sale before Prime Day 2019. Here are some of the best outdoor discounts we found.

• Electric Pressure Washer— $93 ($373 off)
• Lifetime Daylite Kayak— $185 ($130 off)
• Hyper E-Ride Hybrid Electric Bike— $598 ($400 off)

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Huawei plans extensive layoffs at its US operations, says WSJ - Malay Mail

A man using his mobile phone walks past a yet-to-open Huawei store inside a shopping mall in Shanghai, China May 16, 2019. — Reuters pic

NEW YORK, July 14 — Huawei Technologies Co Ltd is planning extensive layoffs in the United States as the Chinese telecoms equipment company grapples with its US blacklisting, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter.

The layoffs are expected to affect jobs at Huawei's US-based research and development subsidiary Futurewei Technologies, which employs about 850 people in research labs across the United States, the Journal said.

The layoffs could be in the hundreds, one person told the Journal. Huawei's Chinese employees in the United States were being given an option to return home and stay with the company, another person added.

Some employees have already been notified of their dismissal, while more planned job cuts could be announced soon, the newspaper said.

Huawei declined to comment when contacted by Reuters.

After the Commerce Department decided to put Huawei on its so-called entity list, Futurewei employees have faced restrictions to communicate with their colleagues in Huawei's home offices located in China, the people told the Journal.

Last week, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said the US government would issue licences to companies seeking to sell goods to Huawei where there was no threat to national security. — Reuters

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2019-07-14 07:36:04Z
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Is Walmart dropping a massive sale before Amazon Prime Day? - Digital Trends

With Amazon Prime Day just around the corner, competing retailers have been scrambling to keep up. We’ve seen great deals come out of Walmart, Target, and Best Buy to rival the retail giant, with Target even going as far as trying to re-brand the event as their own. Walmart has been especially active in the days leading up to Prime Day 2019, dropping huge early savings on Google Nest products and 4K TVs before Amazon. It appeared as if Walmart’s early deals were simply an attempt to beat Amazon to the punch rather than competing with them directly on July 15, but a recent news story from Fox Business seems to suggest otherwise.

According to the report, Walmart is going to be dropping an enormous summer sale on Sunday, July 14, an entire day ahead of Amazon’s Prime Day. The report also says that Walmart’s Prime Day sale will run through Wednesday, an entire day longer than Amazon’s 48-hour event. This is purely speculation at this point considering Fox doesn’t actually cite any sources. However, if it is true, it could mean shoppers are in for the biggest Prime Day of their lives.

Amazon already announced that it will be offering some early access deals to Prime members starting at 3 p.m. on July 14, but that pre-Prime Day event could be quickly overshadowed if Walmart drops its sale early. If that does happen, it’s entirely likely that Prime Day will begin a lot earlier than we thought. Amazon has dominated the online retail space for a long time, but Walmart has been gaining trust in the market over the last few years. So if Walmart draws blood first with early deals, it is highly likely that Amazon will retaliate immediately by dropping its full list of deals.

Whether Walmart is actually dropping a sale or not remains unclear, but you can be sure they will be offering at least some sort of deals during Amazon’s Prime Day event. They have been offering deep discounts on Apple products pretty much all year long already, so you should be able to find Apple Watch and iPad deals through this upcoming Wednesday.

Early Acess Prime Day Deals from Amazon

Amazon released a rather impressive preview of their Prime Day deals earlier in the week, with the most accurate pricing information on its own devices. According to this sneak peek from the retail giant, Prime members will be able to access early deals by asking “Alexa, what are my deals?” These are scheduled to start today at 3 p.m. ET, but don’t know exactly what deals will be attached to this event. Our guess is that Amazon’s early deals will be on the Echo, Fire TV, and Kindle devices featured in the preview:

• $25 off Fire TV Stick with Alexa Voice Remote, down to $15
• $25 off Fire TV Stick 4K with Alexa Voice Remote, down to $25
• $50 off Fire TV Cube, down to $70
• $50 off Echo, down to $50
• $70 off the Echo Show, down to $160
• $20 off the Fire 7 tablet, down to just $30, or get two for $50—a savings of $50
• $30 off the Fire HD 8 tablet, just $50, or get two for $80—$80 in savings total
• $50 off the Fire HD 10 tablet, down to $100, or get two for $180—a $120 savings
• $40 off the Fire 7 Kids Edition tablet, down to $60, or get two for $100—a $100 discount
• Save $50 on the Fire HD 8 Kids Edition tablet, down to $80, or get two for $140—a $120 savings
• Save $25 on Echo Dot Kids Edition, down to $45
• $50 off Kindle Paperwhite, plus get a $5 eBook credit and three months free Kindle Unlimited, starting at just $85
• $30 off the all-new Kindle, plus get a $5 eBook credit and three months free Kindle Unlimited, just $60
• Get an Amazon Smart Plug and Echo for just $55
• Up to $200 off eero WiFi systems
• Up to $30 off Ring Video Doorbell, down to $70
• $80 off Blink XT2 2-Cam System, down to $100

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2019-07-14 03:53:17Z
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Huawei Plans Extensive Layoffs in the U.S. - The Wall Street Journal

People attend a tech conference in Paris in May. Huawei is planning to make job cuts at its U.S. operations. Photo: Marlene Awaad/Bloomberg News

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Updated July 13, 2019 10:27 pm ET

Huawei Technologies Co. is planning extensive layoffs at its U.S. operations, according to people familiar with the matter, as the Chinese technology giant continues to struggle with its American blacklisting.

The layoffs are expected to affect workers at Huawei’s U.S.-based research and development subsidiary, Futurewei Technologies, according to these people. The unit employs about 850 people in research labs across the U.S., including in Texas, California and Washington state.

Huawei declined to comment. The exact number of layoffs couldn't be determined, but one of the people said they were expected to be in the hundreds. Some of Huawei’s Chinese employees in the U.S. were being given the option of returning home and staying with the company, another person said.

Futurewei employees have faced restrictions communicating with colleagues in Huawei’s home offices in China following the May 16 Commerce Department decision to put Huawei on its so-called entity list, which blocked companies from supplying U.S.-sourced technology to Huawei without a license, according to these people.

Several employees have already been notified of their dismissal, while additional planned cuts could be announced soon, these people said.

The blacklisting has limited Huawei’s ability to buy critical U.S. components and software for its products, which include its smartphones and cellular base stations that are popular outside the U.S. Huawei bought $11 billion worth of American technology last year.

A reprieve for Huawei appeared to be in sight after President Trump said at the Group of 20 summit at Osaka, Japan, last month that he would allow some tech exports to the company to resume. Beijing sees an easing of restrictions on Huawei as a precondition for any trade deal with Washington.

Huawei’s Chinese Phones Are Also American

The U.S. blacklisting of Huawei is cutting off American businesses from a big client. WSJ’s Dan Strumpf looks at the American technology that has powered the Chinese company’s smartphones. Photo composite: Sharon Shi

On Tuesday, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said the U.S. would begin granting export licenses to Huawei suppliers whose sales to the Chinese company don’t put national security at risk. Meanwhile, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has been urging U.S. suppliers to apply for licenses.

The U.S. says Huawei gear poses a security risk because the giant telecommunications company has no choice but to comply with demands from China’s authoritarian government to conduct cyber espionage on its behalf. Huawei says it is an independent company with no government ties and has challenged U.S. officials to provide evidence of espionage.

Huawei is the world’s largest maker of telecommunications equipment and the No. 2 vendor of smartphones, ahead of Apple Inc. and behind only Samsung Electronics Co. But despite its dominant position in many markets, the company is effectively blocked from selling its gear to major U.S. carriers following a 2012 Congressional report that said it could be a security risk. Huawei has denied this.

In the U.S., Huawei’s roughly 1,500 employees mainly handle equipment sales to rural wireless carriers across the country, while others do research for an array of technologies at Futurewei. Huawei employs more than 180,000 people world-wide.

But the Commerce Department’s May 16 entity listing complicated Futurewei’s ability to continue working with its home offices in China, because Futurewei’s R&D efforts could amount to U.S.-sourced technology under Huawei’s entity listing, these people said.

Under the listing’s rules, “any unlicensed transfer of any technology of any sort by anyone from the U.S. to Huawei is prohibited,” said Kevin Wolf, a partner at the law firm Akin Gump who was a Commerce Department official during the Obama administration.

Related Coverage

• Ross Spells Out Reprieve for Huawei
• Mnuchin Said to Advise U.S. Firms to Seek Huawei Exemptions
• Huawei Telecom Gear Much More Vulnerable to Hackers Than Rivals' Equipment, Report Says
• Huawei’s Yearslong Rise Is Littered With Accusations of Theft and Dubious Ethics

In addition to the U.S. blacklisting, Huawei is also contesting a pair of indictments by the U.S. on charges related to intellectual-property theft and violations of U.S. sanctions on Iran. Meanwhile, U.S. officials have been lobbying allies around the world to block Huawei from participating in their 5G network rollouts. That effort has had mixed success.

Analysts say the entity listing poses the most serious threat to Huawei given its reliance on American chips and other technology. Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei said last month that the measure would cost Huawei $30 billion in lost revenue this year and next. And the company’s international smartphone sales fell 40% in the month after the blacklisting was announced, though the decline has since moderated. Huawei had more than $100 billion in revenue last year, according to its annual report.

On Friday, Huawei Chairman Howard Liang said at a news conference at the company’s Shenzhen headquarters that the company has yet to see any benefit from Mr. Trump’s pledge to roll back export restrictions and said the Chinese firm should be removed from the entity list altogether.

Huawei smartphones run on Google’s Android operating system and among other restrictions, the entity listing prevents Google from licensing the software on future Huawei phone models. Though Huawei is working on its own replacement operating system, known as Hongmeng, Mr. Ren said in a recent interview with a French newspaper that it was originally designed for telecommunication networks and said “we don’t have a clear plan yet” for developing a software ecosystem around the operating system.

—Asa Fitch and Eli Binder contributed to this article.

Write to Dan Strumpf at daniel.strumpf@wsj.com

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Baby born at 7-Eleven at 7:11 on July 11 weighed 7 pounds, 11 ounces - WTHR

Published: Jul 13th, 2019 - 10:15pm (EDT)

Updated: Jul 13th, 2019 - 10:16pm (EDT)

ST. LOUIS (WTHR) – Wow, talk about a crazy coincidence!

Rachel Langford had been seeing the numbers seven and 11 throughout her pregnancy but she didn’t realize it was foreshadowing.

At 7:11 on the evening of July 11, Langford gave birth to J’amie Brown inside a Missouri 7-Eleven.

Her birth weight? Seven pounds and 11 ounces.

“I thought it was weird at first, and I didn’t know that (the numbers) meant so much,” Landgford told CNN. “A lot of the times (during the pregnancy) I would look at the clock and it was 7:11.”

Langford, who also has a 6-year-old son, plans to tell the convenience store chain about J’amie’s timely birth.

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Barneys explores possible July bankruptcy filing as it grapples with rent hike at Manhattan flagship - CNBC

Luxury retailer Barneys New York is making preparations for a bankruptcy filing that could come as soon as this month, people familiar with the matter tell CNBC.

Barneys, which is facing a liquidity crunch spurred by a rent hike at its Manhattan flagship, has engaged law firm Kirkland & Ellis and financial advisers a M-III Partners to assist with the potential preparations, the people said. The advisers are exploring a range of options that include bankruptcy, as well as ones that would help it avoid a bankruptcy filing, such as a sale or securing further financing, the people said.

The people therefore cautioned that while Barneys is exploring a bankruptcy filing, one is far from certain.

A spokesperson for Barneys told CNBC, "At Barneys New York, our customers remain our top priority and we are committed to providing them the excellent services, products, and experiences they have come to expect." The spokesperson added that, "our Board and management are actively evaluating opportunities to strengthen our balance sheet and ensure the sustainable, long-term growth and success of our business."

Barneys is just one of many department stores that is struggling as shoppers now buy online or from brands directly. Nordstrom is trading nearly $20 a share lower than a $50 a share buyout offer it rejected two years ago as too low. Saks-owner Hudson's Bay Company is considering going private after its shares fell nearly 50% in the year through June. Shares of Macy's are down 40% through the past year.

Department stores are also battling to balance waning sales and a costly store-base, which for Barneys includes more than 10 namesake stores in New York, California,Chicago, Massachusetts, Las Vegas, Seattle and Pennsylvania.

Manhattan has proved particularly onerous.

Rent at Barneys' flagship on Madison Avenue, owned by Ashkenazy Acquisition Corp, jumped from roughly $16 million to approximately $30 million in January, nearly wiping out its earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization, CNBC previously reported.

Many retail landlords in Manhattan's Midtown made investments in their property when retail was stronger, either by buying at high prices or taking out large loans predicated on high valuations.  The rent they charge is a reflection of those valuations. As retail has struggled and sales have slumped, the disconnect has hurt both tenant and landlord.

Ralph Lauren closed its Fifth Avenue store in 2017, while Lord & Taylor closed its Fifth Avenue flagship in January.

Barneys, which has roughly $850 million in sales, extended the term of its credit line by $50 million in April, in hopes of a lifeline. Still, the credit agreement with existing lender Wells Fargo and new lender, TPG Sixth Street Partners, has not been enough to siphon the losses.

Barneys has been backed by Perry Capital, the fund run by Richard Perry, since 2012.  Perry closed his fund four years later, citing industry and market headwinds.

Perry Capital has since largely existed as a "zombie fund," in which it has owned Barneys but has not put more money into it.

Barneys dates to 1923, when Barney Pressman opened a men's discount clothing store on Seventh Avenue and 17th Street. In the 1960s, Barney's son Fred helped transition from a discount store to a luxury retailer. Barneys soon made its imprint on New York luxury fashion, building on its foothold in menswear and introducing designers like Giorgio Armani.

The people requested anonymity because the information is confidential.  M-III did not immediately respond to a request for comment. A message left with Perry Capital out of business hours was not returned. 

Reuters first reported the possible bankruptcy plans. 

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Amazon Prime Day is every day for Amazon.com - Quartz

Did you hear? Amazon Prime Day is coming! It’s almost here! Two days of epic deals! More than one million products on sale! The robots are readying! Lady Gaga is headlining!

Amazon Prime Day, for the uninitiated, is Amazon’s annual blow-out shopping event. Amazon first tried out Prime Day in July 2015, to mark its 20th birthday. The shopping holiday is a consummate American experience—think Black Friday, after-Christmas sales—and Amazon, two decades into the retail game, felt confident it could create one all its own.

“Step Aside Black Friday – Meet Prime Day,” read Amazon’s press release introducing the event.

The first Prime Day was a success, of course. Amazon was a giant—the giant—of online retail, and when it declared a shopping holiday, people paid attention. Over the past four years, Prime Day has grown from an Amazon-led festivity to summer’s biggest shopping event. Other retailers, eager or perhaps desperate to compete, have launched counter-programming, and in doing so legitimized Prime Day more than Amazon ever could.

This year Target, Best Buy, and Walmart are among the retailers entering the fray, with deals on everything from swimsuits to laptops to vacuum cleaners that run before, during, and after Prime Day. “Amazon Prime Day is no longer just about Amazon,” says Michelle Skupin, a spokesperson for coupons site RetailMeNot. “Amazon Prime Day is no longer just about Amazon,” says Michelle Skupin, a spokesperson for coupons site RetailMeNot.

Prime Day is still mostly about Amazon. Investment firm Cowen estimates 63 million US households, or half of all households in the country, subscribe to Prime, Amazon’s $119-a-year membership that includes free two-day shipping, streaming music, streaming video, and unlimited photo storage, among other perks. More than two-thirds of those Prime households plan to shop on Amazon for Prime Day(s) 2019, according to market research firm The NPD Group, compared to 15% who plan to check out deals from both Amazon and other retailers.

More to the point, every day is Prime Day for Amazon. The company commands 47% of US retail e-commerce sales, according to industry researcher e-Marketer, nearly eight times the share of e-Bay, Amazon’s closest competitor. While the rest of retail is still scrambling to compete on free two-day shipping, Amazon plans to make one-day delivery standard.

Since Amazon launched its first Prime Day its quarterly sales have more than doubled.

Prime Day isn’t really about the one million product sales or that new line of Lady Gaga cosmetics. It’s the illusion that for online shopping to be all about Amazon is a special event, rather than the norm. When Prime Day ends, 63 million US households will still have their Prime memberships pulling them back to Amazon.com, where the perks and deals last all year long.

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