Walmart News & Media
Target 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.
read nowWalmart readying same-day delivery for NYC customers
October 6, 2017
Free, same-day delivery will soon be offered by Walmart in the New York City area.
read nowNew Walmart headquarters to bring in natural light
September 26, 2017
Walmart plans to do away with the "inefficient" current campus of its corporate headquarters — a sprawling collection of more than 20 buildings in Bentonville…
read nowFormer Sam's Club CEO takes on COO title at Starbucks
September 6, 2017
Starbucks has appointed Rosalind Brewer as group president and chief operating officer, effective Oct. 2. Brewer, former president and CEO of Sam's Club and…
read nowWalmart files blimp patent for product pickup, delivery
August 30, 2017
Not to be outdone by Amazon's continued foray into drones for warehouse and ground delivery, Walmart is reportedly considering the use of blimps for aerial…
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Merchants seek ways to make their mobile apps indispensable
by Will Hernandez — Editor, NetWorld Media Group
Church's Chicken offers up a unique feature in its mobile app: a curated music playlist.
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Merchants should highlight mobile self-service usefulness to consumers
by Will Hernandez — Editor, NetWorld Media Group
Do consumers see the value in every self-checkout option available to them from different restaurants and retailers?
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Will Amazon Go make cashiers and checkout lanes obsolete?
by Will Hernandez — Editor, NetWorld Media Group
That question was the focus of a breakout session Tuesday at the fourth annual CONNECT Mobile CX Summit in Philadelphia. The answer is complicated, which is…
read nowWalmart acquisitions key to battling Amazon's ecommerce Jet
August 24, 2017
Walmart didn't buy Modcloth or Bonobos to advance its in-store brand offerings. The acquisitions, according to a Business Insider report, are part of its…
read nowWalmart, Google team up on a collaborative shopping vision
August 23, 2017
In a quest clearly aimed at beating Amazon, Walmart will sell its products via Google’s online mall, Google Express, in a partnership aimed at offering a new…
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Does Walmart really have a shot against the Amazon juggernaut?
by Chris Petersen — Owner, IMS
Chris Petersen believes true innovation demands a willingness to take the risks to fail faster. Companies that don't embrace failure as a part of innovation…
read nowWalmart leaps ahead of Amazon with Scan & Go
August 11, 2017
Walmart is getting the jump on Amazon to make checkout lanes obsolete as the world's largest retailer is rolling out a mobile app that enables to scan and pay…
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