Walmart News & Media
No more Cosmo at Walmart checkout aisle
April 2, 2018
Hyper sexual content has no place in the Walmart checkout experience as the nation’s top retailer is booting the Cosmopolitan magazine off the aisle racks.
read nowWalmart expanding CarSaver car-selling kiosks
March 29, 2018
Walmart is increasing the number of store locations featuring a CarSaver car-selling kiosk, according to Adweek. In an email to the publication, a Walmart rep…
read nowWalmart expanding grocery delivery across the country
March 14, 2018
In the latest shot fired in the battle to provide greater delivery options, Walmart plans to expand its online grocery delivery to more than 40 percent of the…
read nowWalmart debuts new meal kits
March 9, 2018
In its quest to remain competitive with the growing number of food kit makers, Walmart is debuting a slew of its own meal kits and rolling them out to more…
read nowWalmart moves into the mattress business with new brand
March 5, 2018
The mattress industry just got a big new competitor as Walmart is moving in.
read nowWalmart's Marc Lore: I’m not leaving my job
February 28, 2018
Marc Lore, chief of Walmart's digital ecommerce for the U.S. and co-founder of Jet, which Walmart bought last year, says he's not leaving his job.
read nowWalmart shares take a bit of a tumble
February 21, 2018
A boom in online sales is being cited as the main driver in an 8.6 percent share drop for Walmart.
read nowJet.com founder Marc Lore mulling leaving Walmart, claims report
February 21, 2018
Wamart.com CEO Marc Lore, founder of Jet.com, which is owned by Walmart, is reportedly considering leaving his role, according to a New York Post report.
read nowWalmart tech lab buys VR startup
February 15, 2018
Walmart's technology innovation lab, called Store No 8, is buying a virtual reality startup to develop VR products for the omnichannel retailer's website and…
read nowWilliams-Sonoma hires ex-Macy's tech leader as CTO
February 14, 2018
Yasir Anwar, former CTO at Macy's, is taking on the same role at Williams-Sonoma.
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Walmart Store No 8 incubator advances VR strategy
by Judy Mottl — Editor, RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com
Walmart is fulfilling a big part of its one-year-old technology incubation strategy by buying a virtual reality startup. As a leader notes, it's just the start…
read nowWalmart partners with Japan e-commerce player Rakuten
January 29, 2018
Walmart is teaming up with Rakuten, Japan’s biggest ecommerce retailer, on an online grocery effort in Japan, according to an NPR report.
read nowWalmart layoffs to hit about 500 jobs
January 26, 2018
While it recently announced it was boosting its hourly wage, Walmart is slashing 400 to 500 jobs at its headquarters, according to a Fortune report.
read nowWalmart taps Judith McKenna to lead international unit
January 22, 2018
Come Feb. 1, Judith McKenna, now Walmart's COO of domestic operations, will take the helm of the retailer's international unit, according to a Bloomberg…
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Walmart chief: Retail is about change, customer experience a team sport
by Judy Mottl — Editor, RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com
Walmart CEO/President Doug McMillon says the top brick-and-mortar retailer can't afford to get comfortable as it has a lot of work to do and remains committed…
read nowJD.com debuts first store in new high-tech supermarket chain
January 8, 2018
Chinese ecommerce player JD.com is opening the first of what will be a chain of high-tech supermarkets in Beijing.
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Why Amazon may lose its influencer title in 2018
by Judy Mottl — Editor, RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com
While the ecommerce retailer won top shopping destination this past holiday season, and dozens of headlines related its innovations, Amazon is not immune to…
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2017 retail influencer: Amazon
by Judy Mottl — Editor, RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com
Customer experience is the dominant strategy in retail, and Amazon dominated in 2017 by innovating on everything from supply chain to faster delivery to…
read nowWalmart testing new personal shopping experience
December 28, 2017
Walmart is reportedly tapping text to provide a new personalized shopping experience for the wealthy busy mom.
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2017 in review: Walmart, Buffet, Target led top read news
by Judy Mottl — Editor, RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com
The top five news items on Retail Customer Experience in 2017 focused primarily on big brand retail news and insight offered by big names.
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