Tag: Walmart

October 13, 2020

Walmart is taking part in a pilot program to test the viability of offering consumer electronics and technology services to its customers at a fraction of what similar services such as Best Buy’s Geek Squad cost. The retailer is setting […]

October 6, 2020

Walmart is launching health plans through a new brokerage that will be available for the first time for seniors signing up this fall for Medicare medical and drug benefits in 2021. The move announced Tuesday by Walmart comes at a […]

October 1, 2020

Walmart has introduced a new store design to help millions of customers who shop at its supercenters every year reap the full advantages of the “omni-shopping experience.” In a blog post, Janey Whiteside, the retailer’s chief customer officer, says the […]

September 25, 2020

The Christmas selling season is kicking off earlier than ever and Walmart announced on Wednesday its plans to meet the needs of its customers at this time. The retailer said it plans to hire an additional 20,000 workers to help […]

September 24, 2020

A Bloomberg article on Walmart tells the story of an unintended consequence that arose as a result of the retailer’s commitment to greater gender diversity. Walmart, in 2009, faced a glaring disparity between the percentage of women it had in […]

September 22, 2020

This year’s holiday season spending could be similar to last year’s, with 60% of consumers saying they will “spend about the same,” according to BlackFriday.com’s findings. That result falls in line with a recent Deloitte report estimating that retail holiday […]

September 21, 2020

You have to admire John Furner the new CEO of Walmart’s domestic stores. He just announced organizational changes that are dramatic and will raise pay for 165,000 associates. The company has announced a team based operating structure in Supercenters. It […]

September 15, 2020

Amazon is set to expand its global workforce by 10 per cent as it embarks on its latest hiring spree offering 100,000 jobs across the US and Canada. Amazon has announced plans for its latest and most ambitious hiring spree, […]

September 14, 2020

Walmart announced Monday that it’s partnering with Zipline — a company best known for its medical drone operations in African countries like Ghana and Rwanda — to launch a delivery service of select health and wellness products in the U.S. […]

September 11, 2020

Beginning in late July, a number of major retailers announced that they would be closing stores on Thanksgiving Day for the first time in years. Walmart kicked it all off, stating they would be closing their stores on the major […]