The company, grappling with rising competition from rivals such as Target and H-E-B, is investing in the growing local region with a new store in

Consumers spent $9.8 billion in June purchasing groceries online, up 27% from $7.7 billion reported a year ago, according to Mercatus and the Brick Meets Click Grocery Shopper Survey.

While fast-food chains always had a handful of seasonal items, it wasn't a major trend. Burger King and Wendy's would add fish sandwiches for Lent season, and the Shamrock Shake was a McDonald's annual seasonal offering that came out around Patrick's Day,

A Walmart employee collecting grocery carts saw the man touch his underage victim inappropriately in a parked vehicle and called 911, prosecutors say. Now he'll spend decades behind bars.

Walmart will be open on the Fourth of July, with most stores operating on their regular business hours. Store hours may vary by location.