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Mitchell Parton

Mitchell Parton

Mitchell is a New York City-based business journalist with experience covering retail, real estate and finance. At Modern Retail, he focuses on big-box retailers, grocers and retail media. He previously worked for Dallas Business Journal, The Dallas Morning News, San Antonio Business Journal and Cincinnati Business Courier.

Mitchell Parton

Mitchell is a New York City-based business journalist with experience covering retail, real estate and finance. At Modern Retail, he focuses on big-box retailers, grocers and retail media. He previously worked for Dallas Business Journal, The Dallas Morning News, San Antonio Business Journal and Cincinnati Business Courier.

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Scenes from Walmart’s annual Associates Week and shareholder meeting
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Scenes from Walmart’s annual Associates Week and shareholder meeting

Walmart is on a mission to prove that it has the latest, greatest and trendiest assortment, and that it can get it to you faster than anyone else. Last week, reporter Mitchell Parton flew down to the retailer's hometown of Bentonville, Arkansas for Associates Week, its annual shareholder meeting and event where it brings in thousands of employees from around the world. Here's what he found.

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