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Walmart said it will stop selling ammunition for assault-style rifles and handguns, further restricting its gun-related sales and policies after two deadly shootings in Walmart stores. CEO Doug McMillon again called for a debate about reauthorizing the assault-weapons ban. And both Walmart and Kroger also asked shoppers not to openly carry guns in their stores.

Eighteen people die every day waiting for transplants, and a new patient is added to the organ transplant list every 10 minutes. Much of the problem surrounds the lack of registered donors. New research in the INFORMS journal Management Science provides incentives that could lead to a solution and ultimately save lives.

Retailers' branded mobile apps are proving effective in increasing customer engagement as well as boosting sales on multiple levels, according to a new study in the Informs Journal Marketing Science.