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Richard Wilson, 27, stands outside a Wal-Mart in Chicago. At the time the photograph was taken in March 2014, he was earning $9.25 an hour.

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Nearly 40 Percent of Wal-Mart’s U.S. Workers to Get Pay Raises

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is spending $1 billion to make changes to how it pays and trains U.S. hourly workers as the embattled retailer tries to reshape the image that its stores offer dead-end jobs.