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Best Wine at Walmart? Walmart Debuts Fancy Wine Line at Bargain Prices

The retailer said it has rolled out the new Winemakers Selection, which includes 10 “distinctive labels” of wine sourced from California, France and Italy, three of the biggest hotspots for wine. The wines will be relatively cheap for their high quality as you will only have to pay $11 for a bottle, according to Walmart senior wine buyer Nichole Simpson. Earlier in 2018, Walmart launched a number of new home goods options that included styles such as “glam” and “farmhouse.” And back in March, the retailer said that it would also roll out its own line of home meal kits, which have become very popular among urban professional couples and singles.


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Ford Bets Detroit Eyesore Can Transform Into Tech Talent Magnet

Ford Motor Co. has made a big bet that restoring a 104-year-old Detroit train station will turn the tide in the war for tech talent that's hamstrung the automaker's efforts to outmaneuver Silicon Valley in the race toward an autonomous age. The second-largest U.S. automaker is sinking untold millions into reviving Michigan Central Station, a former train depot designed by the same architects behind New York's Grand Central Station. As Ford looks to transform itself -- from a manufacturer into a provider of transportation services -- it plans to house thousands of employees in the crumbling relic used as an apocalyptic backdrop for “Transformers” and “Batman v. Superman” movie scenes.


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