Walmart News & Media
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…
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.
read nowTarget buys Shipt to shore up delivery strategy
December 14, 2017
Target is buying Shipt, a same-day delivery platform, for $550 million in cash in its strategy to boost fulfillment efforts.
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Walmart digital signage delivers broken content
by Bradley Cooper — Editor, ATM Marketplace & Food Truck Operator
Digital Signage Today Editor Bradley Cooper encounters a Walmart shelf-edge display that failed to get its message across. Instead of a heartwarming holiday…
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Target adds mobile pay Wallet feature to REDcard
by Will Hernandez — Editor, NetWorld Media Group
The retailer officially becomes the latest to add an in-store, mobile-payment feature to its app in a move that also combines its digital coupon program into a…
read nowWalmart, Kohl's, Amazon, Dollar Tree cited as big Black Friday winners
November 28, 2017
When it comes to in-store traffic and digital consumer spend, the big retail winners this Black Friday into Cyber Monday weekend were big names: Kohl's…
read now2018 will bring Lord & Taylor to Walmart.com shoppers
November 22, 2017
Walmart.com and Lord & Taylor are teaming up to launch a flagship store on Walmart's e-commerce site come Spring 2018.
read nowJustFab, Sephora, Walmart tops in customer experience personalization
November 8, 2017
When it comes to personalizing the customer experience, Walmart, JustFab and Sephora are doing the best job, according to the first annual Retail…
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Kagan: Will Walmart win with Jet.com private label?
by Jeff KAGAN — Wireless Analyst, Telecom Industry Analyst
Jeff Kagan wants Walmart and Walmart.com to be successful, but he believes the level of success will come from respect for the customer. The big question is…
read nowWalmart grabs up small NY warehouse
October 11, 2017
In its quest to provide same-day delivery on par with its ecommerce arm, Jet.com, Walmart has bought a New York City delivery company boasting a warehouse.
read nowWalmart's Jet.com prepping private label brand
October 6, 2017
Jet.com, now an ecommerce arm of Walmart, is getting ready to launch a private label product line boasting over 60 household and food items.
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