Walmart News & Media

Walmart building, remodeling and tapping interactive displays

April 19, 2018

Walmart is building 20 new stores and remodeling hundreds of existing locations, mostly in Florida and Texas, with new designs on everything from aisle layout…

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Walmart prepping hundreds of high-tech pickup towers

April 17, 2018

In the quest to provide consumers fast and easily product pick up, Walmart plans to expand its 'high-tech' pickup towers at stores. In the past year Walmart…

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Walmart mulling PillPack delivery service acquisition, claim reports

April 9, 2018

In yet another move to expand way beyond typical retailing Walmart is reportedly mulling the acquisition of medication delivery player PillPack.

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Walmart now eyeing move into healthcare

April 3, 2018

Walmart is pondering a merger with healthcare provider Humana, according to a Bloomberg report published on Fortune.

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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.

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Walmart 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…

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Walmart 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…

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Walmart 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…

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Walmart 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.

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Walmart'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.

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Walmart 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.

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Jet.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.

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Walmart 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…

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Williams-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…

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Walmart 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.

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Walmart 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.

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Walmart 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…

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JD.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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