Tag: Walmart

August 30, 2022

As Walmart expands its InHome delivery program, the myQ partnership will help the retailer expand the in-garage option for shoppers who don’t want workers entering their home but are also uncomfortable with the idea of having packages left on their […]

June 24, 2022

Walmart has taken a stake in Symbotic Inc. amounting to 11.1% of the company’s total common stock and 4.3% of its voting power, according to a securities filing. The disclosure comes after Walmart announced in May that it was bringing […]

June 20, 2022

Walmart has launched a TV shopping partnership with Roku to help “make TV streaming the next ecommerce shopping destination.” The two companies have inked a deal that will make Walmart the exclusive retailer allowing streaming viewers to purchase products fulfilled […]

June 14, 2022

Sam’s Club will start charging most members a $4 curbside-pickup fee after June 28. Free curbside pickup was traditionally reserved for Plus members, but the fee was waived “for a limited time” for Standard members in June 2020 in light […]

June 1, 2022

Amazon.com is slamming federal legislation that would bar the company from giving preference to its products over items sold by other sellers on its site. Brian Huseman, Amazon vice president of public policy, writes on a company blog that two […]

May 19, 2022

With heady revenue predictions for retail media north of $100 billion and with equally impressive growth rates, it’s not surprising to see a surge of retailers opening advertising shops in attempts to capture share. But we’re still in the early […]

May 17, 2022

Walmart Chief Financial Officer Brett Biggs called Q1 “one of the most challenging periods yet” in a disruptive environment marked by inflation and supply chain challenges. For the year, the retailer now expects a small decline in operating income compared […]

May 16, 2022

Walmart Inc. is fostering cross-functional collaboration and standardizing organizational processes to drive efficiencies and a positive work culture. To do this deeper into the company, the retailer has expanded its Wrike work management platform instance outside of Walmart Canada. It […]

May 10, 2022

Some big name grocers have been closing store locations against the backdrop of record-breaking inflation. Walmart closed three under-performing locations in April, in Louisville, Cincinnati and Bellevue, Washington, with plans to close two more soon, according to Eat This, Not […]

April 20, 2022

Plug Power, a provider of turnkey hydrogen solutions, has announced an agreement with Walmart for an option to deliver up to 20 tons per day of liquid green hydrogen to power material handling lift trucks across the retailer’s distribution and […]

April 12, 2022

Target’s is selling used apparel through a new relationship with ThredUP. The retailer, as of late March, has its own page on ThredUP featuring a selection of used apparel curated by its team from the resale platform’s assortment, according to […]

March 11, 2022

Ecommerce giant eBay is planning on doubling its advertising revenue to $2 billion by 2025, according to Alex Kazim, the company’s head of global advertising, on its investor day. The plans include a strategy to roll out an ad format […]

March 3, 2022

For many companies, an unexpected bill for $400 million would be a crucible, if not the beginning of a tailspin. For Walmart, the world’s largest company by revenue, it was a mere speed bump. That figure, $400 million, was what […]

February 17, 2022

In a year of unprecedented supply chain turmoil, Walmart leaned on its massive scale to keep its shelves stocked for the all-important fourth quarter. As the holiday shopping season kicked off last year, the retailer, along with its largest competitors, […]

February 7, 2022

Only the major players — Walmart, Safeway, Kroger, Amazon and Target (through its Shipt subsidiary) — along with a handful of others have brought grocery delivery in-house. But some industry observers think it might be time for others to join […]

January 19, 2022

Walmart isn’t the first retailer to show budding interest in the metaverse, but a potentially substantial push to build out its offerings could go a long way in sparking more mainstream adoption of technologies that are foundational to the channel, […]

January 18, 2022

Amazon was ranked as the US’ top grocer last year for the second year running, in a survey conducted by the Dunnhumby Retailer Preference Index. The index is a nationwide study of the roughly $1 trillion US grocery market. Amazon […]

January 10, 2022

The huge growth in ecommerce over the pandemic has led to a massive increase in the number of just-keep-it refunds that could cost retailers up to $4.4 billion. The practise involves giving consumers a refund for faulty or inadequate products […]

January 6, 2022

Beijing has hit back at Walmart, calling the retailer ‘stupid’ over its reported boycott of products made in Xinjiang. Chinese consumers recently accused Walmart of removing the goods produced in the province, where China has been accused of detaining over […]

January 5, 2022

Walmart is hiring a further 3,000 delivery drivers as it seeks to expand its InHome Delivery service. Specially trained employees will be given the task of entering shoppers’ homes before placing groceries in the fridge, while wearing body cameras. They […]